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PD Presentation: X8192 X20,9,7,10 X6718 X2,11,3,12 X12,3,13,4 X16,5,17,6 X18,13,19,14 X14,17,15,18 X4,15,5,16 X10,19,11,20

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

Jones Polynomial: - q-25/2 + 3q-23/2 - 6q-21/2 + 9q-19/2 - 11q-17/2 + 12q-15/2 - 11q-13/2 + 8q-11/2 - 6q-9/2 + 2q-7/2 - q-5/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-38 - q-36 + 2q-32 - 2q-30 + q-28 - q-26 - q-24 + 2q-22 - q-20 + 4q-18 + q-16 + q-14 + 3q-12 - q-10 + q-8

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a5z-1 - 3a5z - 3a5z3 - a5z5 + a7z-1 - 2a7z - 5a7z3 - 2a7z5 + a9z - a9z3 - a9z5 + a11z + a11z3

Kauffman Polynomial: a5z-1 - 3a5z + 3a5z3 - a5z5 - a6 + 3a6z4 - 2a6z6 + a7z-1 - a7z - a7z3 + 4a7z5 - 3a7z7 - 6a8z2 + 10a8z4 - 3a8z6 - 2a8z8 - a9z + 2a9z3 + 4a9z5 - 4a9z7 - a9z9 - 3a10z2 + 4a10z4 + 3a10z6 - 5a10z8 - 3a11z + 3a11z3 + 6a11z5 - 5a11z7 - a11z9 + 3a12z4 + a12z6 - 3a12z8 - a13z - a13z3 + 6a13z5 - 4a13z7 - 3a14z2 + 6a14z4 - 3a14z6 - a15z + 2a15z3 - a15z5

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -10r = -9r = -8r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0
j = -4          1
j = -6         21
j = -8        4  
j = -10       42  
j = -12      74   
j = -14     54    
j = -16    67     
j = -18   46      
j = -20  25       
j = -22 14        
j = -24 2         
j = -261          


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, 87]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[10, Alternating, 87]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[8, 1, 9, 2], X[20, 9, 7, 10], X[6, 7, 1, 8], X[2, 11, 3, 12], 
 
>   X[12, 3, 13, 4], X[16, 5, 17, 6], X[18, 13, 19, 14], X[14, 17, 15, 18], 
 
>   X[4, 15, 5, 16], X[10, 19, 11, 20]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -4, 5, -9, 6, -3}, 
 
>   {3, -1, 2, -10, 4, -5, 7, -8, 9, -6, 8, -7, 10, -2}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(25/2)     3       6       9      11      12      11       8      6
-q        + ----- - ----- + ----- - ----- + ----- - ----- + ----- - ---- + 
             23/2    21/2    19/2    17/2    15/2    13/2    11/2    9/2
            q       q       q       q       q       q       q       q
 
     2      -(5/2)
>   ---- - q
     7/2
    q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
 -38    -36    2     2     -28    -26    -24    2     -20    4     -16    -14
q    - q    + --- - --- + q    - q    - q    + --- - q    + --- + q    + q    + 
               32    30                         22           18
              q     q                          q            q
 
     3     -10    -8
>   --- - q    + q
     12
    q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[10, Alternating, 87]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
   5     7
  a     a       5        7      9      11        5  3      7  3    9  3
-(--) + -- - 3 a  z - 2 a  z + a  z + a   z - 3 a  z  - 5 a  z  - a  z  + 
  z     z
 
     11  3    5  5      7  5    9  5
>   a   z  - a  z  - 2 a  z  - a  z
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[10, Alternating, 87]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
       5    7
  6   a    a       5      7      9        11      13      15        8  2
-a  + -- + -- - 3 a  z - a  z - a  z - 3 a   z - a   z - a   z - 6 a  z  - 
      z    z
 
       10  2      14  2      5  3    7  3      9  3      11  3    13  3
>   3 a   z  - 3 a   z  + 3 a  z  - a  z  + 2 a  z  + 3 a   z  - a   z  + 
 
       15  3      6  4       8  4      10  4      12  4      14  4    5  5
>   2 a   z  + 3 a  z  + 10 a  z  + 4 a   z  + 3 a   z  + 6 a   z  - a  z  + 
 
       7  5      9  5      11  5      13  5    15  5      6  6      8  6
>   4 a  z  + 4 a  z  + 6 a   z  + 6 a   z  - a   z  - 2 a  z  - 3 a  z  + 
 
       10  6    12  6      14  6      7  7      9  7      11  7      13  7
>   3 a   z  + a   z  - 3 a   z  - 3 a  z  - 4 a  z  - 5 a   z  - 4 a   z  - 
 
       8  8      10  8      12  8    9  9    11  9
>   2 a  z  - 5 a   z  - 3 a   z  - a  z  - a   z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
 -6    -4      1        2        1        4        2        5        4
q   + q   + ------- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + 
             26  10    24  9    22  9    22  8    20  8    20  7    18  7
            q   t     q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t
 
      6        6        7        5        4        7        4        4
>   ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + 
     18  6    16  6    16  5    14  5    14  4    12  4    12  3    10  3
    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t
 
      2        4      2
>   ------ + ----- + ----
     10  2    8  2    6
    q   t    q  t    q  t


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