Abstract
The systematics of data on the giant monopole resonance in nuclei is reviewed. The results on the monopole frequency are discussed in terms of the nuclear compressibilities for spherical nuclei. Deformation effects and isotopic effects on the monopole mode are also reviewed and discussed. The recent experimental evidences for an isoscalar giant dipole resonance are surveyed and discussed. Prospects for experimental studies of this mode are outlined, based on theoretical predictions

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