Giant resonances

This chapter focuses on electric isoscalar resonances and includes a short summary of the isovector resonances. Points out that the isoscalar giant monopole resonance is the only mode in which the density of the nuclear matter oscillates. Discusses tools for studying giant resonances; the isovector resonances; the isoscalar giant resonances; analysis and problems; the giant quadrupole resonance in nuclei; the GQR in s-d shell nuclei; isoscalar multipole strength; and the width and decay-properties of giant resonances