Nuclear giant resonances

This talk presents the recent status of theoretical and experimental studies of giant resonances in nuclei with the emphasis on: (1) charge-exchange Gamow-Teller resonance, (2) multiple-phonon resoanances, (3) giant dipole resonances in highly excited nuclei, and (4) pygmy dipole resonances in neutron rich nuclei. In particular, the description of these resonances within the framework of the phonon damping model is discussed in detail.