Reduction of the proton radius discrepancy by 3σ

We show that in previous analyses of electron-proton scattering, the uncertainties in the statistical procedure to extract the proton charge radius are underestimated. Using a fit function based on a conformal mapping, we can describe the scattering data with high precision and extract a radius value in agreement with the one obtained from muonic hydrogen. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.