Intrinsic patterns in anisotropic multicomponent diffusive systems at equilibrium

A new class of intrinsic concentration patterns in anisotropic multicomponent fluids is described. These patterns occur in closed, isothermal, isobaric, non-chemically reacting mixtures. They correspond to thermodynamic equilibrium states and appear outside of the spinodal domain. Their appearance involves at least three pairs of unlike molecules (ternary mixtures).