The timescale for giant planet formation : constraints from the rotational evolution of exoplanet host stars

Abstract

The timescale over which planets may form in the circumstellar disks of young stars is one of the main issues of current planetary formation models. We present here new constraints on planet formation timescales derived from the rotational evolution of exoplanet host stars.Comment: SF2A 2008, Journees de l'Astrophysique Francaise, Paris : France (2008