Observational Tests of Planet Formation Models
arXiv:0711.4901 · doi:10.1017/S1743921308016669
Abstract
We summarize the results of two experiments to address important issues related to the correlation between planet frequencies and properties and the metallicity of the hosts. Our results can usefully inform formation, structural, and evolutionary models of gas giant planets.
2 pages, no figures. To appear in the proceedings of "IAU conference 249: Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics", held in Suzhou, China, 22-26 Oct. 2007
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