Electron-family and muon-family ledgers must close separately. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Electron family cancels in a pair

Electron-family total 0 to 0; muon-family total 0 to 0; accepted bit 1.

00,00,a=10\to0,\quad0\to0,\quad a=1
Particle ledger rowInput and output particle ledgers feed one conservation check.electronpositronphotonphotonQ3=-3B3=0Le=1Lmu=0Q3=3B3=0Le=-1Lmu=0Q3=0B3=0Le=0Lmu=0Q3=0B3=0Le=0Lmu=0accepted

Muon decay keeps two family ledgers

Electron-family total 0 to 0; muon-family total 1 to 1; accepted bit 1.

00,11,a=10\to0,\quad1\to1,\quad a=1
Particle ledger rowInput and output particle ledgers feed one conservation check.muonelectronanti-nu_enu_muQ3=-3B3=0Le=0Lmu=1Q3=-3B3=0Le=1Lmu=0Q3=0B3=0Le=-1Lmu=0Q3=0B3=0Le=0Lmu=1accepted

A missing neutrino leaves both families wrong

Electron-family total 0 to 1; muon-family total 1 to 0; accepted bit 0.

01,10,a=00\to1,\quad1\to0,\quad a=0
Particle ledger rowInput and output particle ledgers feed one conservation check.muonelectronphotonQ3=-3B3=0Le=0Lmu=1Q3=-3B3=0Le=1Lmu=0Q3=0B3=0Le=0Lmu=0rejected