  We report the first theoretical model for the alkali fluids which yields a
liquid-vapor phase coexistence with the experimentally observed features and
electrical conductivity estimates which are also in accord with observations.
We have carried out a Monte Carlo simulation for a lattice gas model which
allows an integrated study of the structural, thermodynamic, and electronic
properties of metal-atom fluids. Although such a technique is applicable to
both metallic and nonmetallic fluids, non-additive interactions due to valence
electron delocalization are a crucial feature of the present model.
