Which Can Proceed Through a Purely Electromagnetic Interaction?

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The production of a muon/antimuon pair from an electron and positron
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The production of a neutrino/antineutrino pair from an electron and a positron?

The only weak interactions I know of are beta-minus decay, beta-plus decay and electron capture. All the sources I've found say they both involve weak interactions :(
 
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Yes, they both involve the weak interaction. But one of them can proceed through a purely electromagnetic interaction. Which one?
 
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