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Neutrino types, also known as neutrino flavors, refer to the three distinct types of neutrinos that exist in particle physics. These are the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino, and the tau neutrino. Each neutrino type is associated with a specific charged lepton: the electron neutrino with the electron, the muon neutrino with the muon, and the tau neutrino with the tau. Neutrinos are fundamental subatomic particles that are electrically neutral and have very small mass. They interact only through the weak nuclear force and gravity, making them extremely difficult to detect.

The existence of three neutrino types was initially inferred from experiments and later confirmed by observations of neutrino oscillations. Neutrino oscillations are a quantum mechanical phenomenon where a neutrino of one flavor can transform into another flavor as it travels. This oscillation implies that neutrinos have mass, albeit very tiny, and that the neutrino mass eigenstates are different from the flavor eigenstates. The precise masses of the neutrinos are not yet known, but experiments are ongoing to determine them. Understanding neutrino types and their properties is crucial for completing the Standard Model of particle physics and for understanding phenomena like supernovae and the early universe.