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Did Martin Perl's discovery change the face of physics?

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Yes, Martin Perl's discovery of the tau lepton changed the face of physics. The tau lepton is the third and heaviest of the leptons, which are fundamental particles that do not experience the strong force. Perl's discovery was a major breakthrough in particle physics and helped to confirm the Standard Model of particle physics.
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