find of the top quark , if confirmed , completes one set of subatomic building points and occurrence is predicted by the prevailing theory , entitled the standard definition , of the particles and forces that determine the fundamental properties of matter and energy . in the whimsical lexicon of historical physics , the elementary nuclei are called quarks , leptons and bosons .
Quarks, leptons, and bosons are the three elementary particles of physics according to the Standard Model.