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PD Presentation: X6172 X18,7,19,8 X4,19,1,20 X5,12,6,13 X8493 X13,17,14,16 X9,15,10,14 X15,11,16,10 X11,20,12,5 X2,18,3,17

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

Jones Polynomial: q-9/2 - q-7/2 - 2q-1/2 + q1/2 - 2q3/2 + 2q5/2 - 2q7/2 + q9/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-14 - q-12 - q-10 + q-8 + q-6 + 2q-4 + 3q-2 + 2 + 3q2 + q4 + q6 - q10 - q14

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-3z-1 + 2a-3z + a-3z3 - 4a-1z-1 - 8a-1z - 5a-1z3 - a-1z5 + 4az-1 + 9az + 6az3 + az5 - a3z-1 - 3a3z - a3z3

Kauffman Polynomial: a-4 - 3a-4z2 + 4a-4z4 - a-4z6 - a-3z-1 + 4a-3z - 9a-3z3 + 9a-3z5 - 2a-3z7 + 4a-2 - 10a-2z2 + 4a-2z4 + 3a-2z6 - a-2z8 - 4a-1z-1 + 15a-1z - 26a-1z3 + 17a-1z5 - 3a-1z7 + 7 - 14z2 + 3z4 + 4z6 - z8 - 4az-1 + 17az - 26az3 + 14az5 - 2az7 + 4a2 - 12a2z2 + 8a2z4 - a2z6 - a3z-1 + 6a3z - 9a3z3 + 6a3z5 - a3z7 + a4 - 5a4z2 + 5a4z4 - a4z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5
j = 10          1
j = 8         1 
j = 6        11 
j = 4      121  
j = 2     111   
j = 0    142    
j = -2   112     
j = -4   11      
j = -6 111       
j = -8           
j = -101          


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, NonAlternating, 18]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[10, NonAlternating, 18]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[18, 7, 19, 8], X[4, 19, 1, 20], X[5, 12, 6, 13], 
 
>   X[8, 4, 9, 3], X[13, 17, 14, 16], X[9, 15, 10, 14], X[15, 11, 16, 10], 
 
>   X[11, 20, 12, 5], X[2, 18, 3, 17]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 5, -3}, {-4, -1, 2, -5, -7, 8, -9, 4, -6, 7, -8, 6, 10, -2, 
 
>    3, 9}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(9/2)    -(7/2)      2                   3/2      5/2      7/2    9/2
q       - q       - ------- + Sqrt[q] - 2 q    + 2 q    - 2 q    + q
                    Sqrt[q]
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -14    -12    -10    -8    -6   2    3       2    4    6    10    14
2 - q    - q    - q    + q   + q   + -- + -- + 3 q  + q  + q  - q   - q
                                      4    2
                                     q    q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[10, NonAlternating, 18]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                    3                                 3      3
 1      4    4 a   a    2 z   8 z              3     z    5 z         3
---- - --- + --- - -- + --- - --- + 9 a z - 3 a  z + -- - ---- + 6 a z  - 
 3     a z    z    z     3     a                      3    a
a  z                    a                            a
 
             5
     3  3   z       5
>   a  z  - -- + a z
            a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[10, NonAlternating, 18]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                               3
     -4   4       2    4    1      4    4 a   a    4 z   15 z
7 + a   + -- + 4 a  + a  - ---- - --- - --- - -- + --- + ---- + 17 a z + 
           2                3     a z    z    z     3     a
          a                a  z                    a
 
                        2       2                           3       3
       3         2   3 z    10 z        2  2      4  2   9 z    26 z
>   6 a  z - 14 z  - ---- - ----- - 12 a  z  - 5 a  z  - ---- - ----- - 
                       4      2                            3      a
                      a      a                            a
 
                                  4      4                          5       5
          3      3  3      4   4 z    4 z       2  4      4  4   9 z    17 z
>   26 a z  - 9 a  z  + 3 z  + ---- + ---- + 8 a  z  + 5 a  z  + ---- + ----- + 
                                 4      2                          3      a
                                a      a                          a
 
                                6      6                      7      7
          5      3  5      6   z    3 z     2  6    4  6   2 z    3 z
>   14 a z  + 6 a  z  + 4 z  - -- + ---- - a  z  - a  z  - ---- - ---- - 
                                4     2                      3     a
                               a     a                      a
 
                           8
         7    3  7    8   z
>   2 a z  - a  z  - z  - --
                           2
                          a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
    2     2     1        1       1       1       1       1     1    1
4 + -- + q  + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + - + ---- + 
     2         10  5    6  4    6  3    6  2    4  2    2  2   t    4
    q         q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t        q  t
 
     1            2      4      2  2      4  2    4  3    6  3    6  4
>   ---- + 2 t + q  t + q  t + q  t  + 2 q  t  + q  t  + q  t  + q  t  + 
     2
    q  t
 
     8  4    10  5
>   q  t  + q   t


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