Dynamics of topological monopoles annihilation on a fibre in a thick and thin nematic layer M. Nikkhou, M. Škarabot, S. Čopar and I. Muševič Eur. Phys. J. E, 39 10 (2016) 100 Published online: 23 October 2016 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16100-0