GASEOUS METALS

The questions of the gaseous state physics of metals in the vicinity of the critical point are considered. A theory or mixed valence-electron states in the percolation clusters of overlapping atoms is represented being used for an interpretation of the experiment. A plasma nature of condensation near the critical point of gaseous metals is stated. Electric and electrodynamic properties of matter near a spread metal-nonmetal transition are analysed. so are plasma oscillations and optical spectra. A partial ionization at reduced densities and a multifold ionization at very high temperatures are briefly discussed.