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PD Presentation: X6172 X10,3,11,4 X16,8,17,7 X20,11,5,12 X18,13,19,14 X14,17,15,18 X12,19,13,20 X8,16,9,15 X2536 X4,9,1,10

Gauss Code: {{1, -9, 2, -10}, {9, -1, 3, -8, 10, -2, 4, -7, 5, -6, 8, -3, 6, -5, 7, -4}}

Jones Polynomial: - q-17/2 + 2q-15/2 - 4q-13/2 + 5q-11/2 - 6q-9/2 + 7q-7/2 - 7q-5/2 + 5q-3/2 - 4q-1/2 + 2q1/2 - q3/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-28 + 2q-26 + q-22 + q-20 - 2q-18 - q-14 - q-12 + q-10 + q-8 + 3q-6 + q-4 + 2 - q2 + q6

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a-1z - az-1 - az + az3 + a3z-1 + a3z + 2a3z3 + a5z-1 + 2a5z + 2a5z3 - 2a7z-1 - 3a7z + a9z-1

Kauffman Polynomial: a-1z - a-1z3 + z2 - 2z4 + az-1 - 3az + 3az3 - 3az5 - a2 + a2z2 + 2a2z4 - 3a2z6 + a3z-1 - 4a3z + 4a3z3 + 3a3z5 - 3a3z7 - 2a4 + 7a4z2 - 8a4z4 + 8a4z6 - 3a4z8 - a5z-1 + 8a5z - 18a5z3 + 16a5z5 - 2a5z7 - a5z9 - 3a6 + 11a6z2 - 23a6z4 + 20a6z6 - 5a6z8 - 2a7z-1 + 13a7z - 26a7z3 + 15a7z5 - a7z9 - a8 + 4a8z2 - 11a8z4 + 9a8z6 - 2a8z8 - a9z-1 + 5a9z - 8a9z3 + 5a9z5 - a9z7

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -8r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2
j = 4          1
j = 2         1 
j = 0        31 
j = -2       32  
j = -4      42   
j = -6     33    
j = -8    34     
j = -10   34      
j = -12  12       
j = -14 13        
j = -16 1         
j = -181          


Computer Talk. The data above can be recomputed by Mathematica using the package KnotTheory`. Following setup, the sample Mathematica session below reproduces most of the above data (Mathematica system prompts in blue, human input in red, Mathematica output in black):

In[1]:=    
<< KnotTheory`
Loading KnotTheory` (version of August 30, 2005, 10:15:35)...
In[2]:=
Length[Skeleton[L]]
Out[2]=   
2
In[3]:=
Show[DrawMorseLink[Link[10, Alternating, 16]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[10, Alternating, 16]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 3, 11, 4], X[16, 8, 17, 7], X[20, 11, 5, 12], 
 
>   X[18, 13, 19, 14], X[14, 17, 15, 18], X[12, 19, 13, 20], X[8, 16, 9, 15], 
 
>   X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 9, 1, 10]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -9, 2, -10}, {9, -1, 3, -8, 10, -2, 4, -7, 5, -6, 8, -3, 6, -5, 
 
>    7, -4}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(17/2)     2       4       5      6      7      7      5        4
-q        + ----- - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 
             15/2    13/2    11/2    9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
            q       q       q       q      q      q      q
 
                 3/2
>   2 Sqrt[q] - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -28    2     -22    -20    2     -14    -12    -10    -8   3     -4    2
2 + q    + --- + q    + q    - --- - q    - q    + q    + q   + -- + q   - q  + 
            26                  18                               6
           q                   q                                q
 
     6
>   q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[10, Alternating, 16]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
        3    5      7    9
  a    a    a    2 a    a    z          3        5        7        3
-(-) + -- + -- - ---- + -- - - - a z + a  z + 2 a  z - 3 a  z + a z  + 
  z    z    z     z     z    a
 
       3  3      5  3
>   2 a  z  + 2 a  z
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[10, Alternating, 16]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                              3    5      7    9
  2      4      6    8   a   a    a    2 a    a    z              3
-a  - 2 a  - 3 a  - a  + - + -- - -- - ---- - -- + - - 3 a z - 4 a  z + 
                         z   z    z     z     z    a
 
       5         7        9      2    2  2      4  2       6  2      8  2
>   8 a  z + 13 a  z + 5 a  z + z  + a  z  + 7 a  z  + 11 a  z  + 4 a  z  - 
 
     3
    z         3      3  3       5  3       7  3      9  3      4      2  4
>   -- + 3 a z  + 4 a  z  - 18 a  z  - 26 a  z  - 8 a  z  - 2 z  + 2 a  z  - 
    a
 
       4  4       6  4       8  4        5      3  5       5  5       7  5
>   8 a  z  - 23 a  z  - 11 a  z  - 3 a z  + 3 a  z  + 16 a  z  + 15 a  z  + 
 
       9  5      2  6      4  6       6  6      8  6      3  7      5  7
>   5 a  z  - 3 a  z  + 8 a  z  + 20 a  z  + 9 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 2 a  z  - 
 
     9  7      4  8      6  8      8  8    5  9    7  9
>   a  z  - 3 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 2 a  z  - a  z  - a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
    2      1        1        1        3        1        2        3
3 + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + 
     2    18  8    16  7    14  7    14  6    12  6    12  5    10  5
    q    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t
 
      4        3       4       3       3       4      2      3          2
>   ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + t + q  t + 
     10  4    8  4    8  3    6  3    6  2    4  2    4      2
    q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t   q  t
 
     4  2
>   q  t


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