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Review of Experimental and Theoretical Status of the Proton Radius Puzzle

Conference · · EPJ Web Conf.

The discrepancy between the measured Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen and expectations from electron-proton scattering and regular hydrogen spectroscopy has become known as the proton radius puzzle, whose most “mundane” resolution requires a > 5σ shift in the value of the fundamental Rydberg constant. I briefly review the status of spectroscopic and scattering measurements, recent theoretical developments, and implications for fundamental physics.

Research Organization:
TRIUMF; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1413686
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-17-040-T; oai:inspirehep.net:1512320; arXiv:1702.01189
Journal Information:
EPJ Web Conf., Journal Name: EPJ Web Conf.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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