Summary
The different theories predicting the existence of leptons heavier than those known at present are examined in connection with the experimental results obtained until now. In particular it is shown how the model of electron proposed by the author on the basis of the chronon hypothesis leads to many results that can be submitted to experimental test in the near future.
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