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Top view of the pure 5CB simulation box at 295 K. The figure shows a colour map of the local scalar order parameter. The black lines represent the direction of the nematic field. The homeotropic cylinder breaks the symmetry of the system and leads to formation of two topological line defects where the molecules are disordered, leading to a low order parameter.
