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In particle physics, a lepton is an elementary particle of half-integer spin (spin ) that does not undergo strong interactions. Two main classes of leptons exist: charged leptons (also known as the electron-like leptons or muons), including the electron, muon, and tauon, and neutral leptons, better known as neutrinos. Charged leptons can combine with other particles to form various composite particles such as atoms and positronium, while neutrinos rarely interact with anything, and are consequently rarely observed. The best known of all leptons is the electron.

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A lepton is a tiny fundamental particle that doesn't experience the strong force holding atomic nuclei together; the most familiar example is the electron, which helps form atoms, while other leptons like neutrinos barely interact with anything and are nearly impossible to detect. Leptons matter because they're building blocks of ordinary matter and help physicists understand the basic structure of the universe.

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Particle.name
Lepton
Particle.image
200px
Particle.caption
Leptons are involved in several processes such as beta decay.
Particle.num_types
6 (electron, electron neutrino, muon, muon neutrino, tau, tau neutrino)
Particle.composition
Elementary particle
Particle.statistics
Fermionic
Particle.generation
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Particle.interaction
Electromagnetism, gravitation, weak
Particle.antiparticle
Antilepton ()
Particle.baryon_number
0
Particle.electric_charge
+1 e, 0 e, −1 e
Particle.color_charge
No
Particle.spin
 ħ

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