Context. The composition of exoplanet atmospheres provides us with vital insight into their
formation scenario. Conversely, planet formation processes shape the composition of …

Constraining planet formation based on the atmospheric composition of exoplanets is a
fundamental goal of the exoplanet community. Existing studies commonly try to constrain …

Using Ockham's razor as a guide, we have tried to find the simplest model for the formation
of giant planets that can explain current observations of atmospheric composition. While this …

We discuss the chemical pre-conditions for planet formation, in terms of gas and ice
abundances in a protoplanetary disk, as function of time and position, and the resulting …

Over the last twenty years, the search for extrasolar planets has revealed the rich diversity of
outcomes from the formation and evolution of planetary systems. In order to fully understand …

Context. Direct observations of gaseous exoplanets reveal that their gas envelope has a
higher C/O ratio than that of the host star (eg, Wasp 12-b). This has been explained by …

Relating planet formation to atmospheric composition has been a long-standing goal of the
planetary science community. So far, most modeling studies have focused on predicting the …

Recent observations of extrasolar gas giants suggest super-stellar C/O ratios in planetary
atmospheres, while interior models of observed extrasolar giant planets additionally suggest …

The characterisation of giant exoplanets is crucial to constrain giant planet formation and
evolution theory and for putting the solar-system's giant planets in perspective. Typically …

Hot Jupiters present a unique opportunity for measuring how planet formation history
shapes present-day atmospheric composition. However, due to the myriad pathways …