To find the charge distribution of proton , we study electron proton scattering and compute the form factor to find the cross section. The form factor comes out to be Fourier transform of charge distribution. It is then multiplied by the cross section calculated under assumption that proton is point particle. What I don't understand is why the form factor has to be Fourier transform of charge distribution. I don't want the derivation but some intuition.
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