Evidence that the neutrinos are different?

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May 7, 2015

We know that there are 3 generations of neutrinos, namely the electron neutrino, muon neutrino and the tau neutrino. The masses are all very small compared to their respective leptons. What evidence is there that these neutrinos of different generations are distinct?

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May 7, 2015

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/neutrino-confusion.809369/

Have a look at my answers here. In particular Post #08

Evidence that the neutrinos are different?

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