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PD Presentation: X6172 X14,3,15,4 X18,8,19,7 X22,20,5,19 X20,9,21,10 X8,21,9,22 X12,18,13,17 X16,12,17,11 X10,16,11,15 X2536 X4,13,1,14

Gauss Code: {{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -6, 5, -9, 8, -7, 11, -2, 9, -8, 7, -3, 4, -5, 6, -4}}

Jones Polynomial: - q-11/2 + 2q-9/2 - 6q-7/2 + 10q-5/2 - 15q-3/2 + 18q-1/2 - 19q1/2 + 17q3/2 - 14q5/2 + 9q7/2 - 4q9/2 + q11/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-18 + 2q-16 + q-14 + 3q-12 + q-10 - 3q-8 + 2q-6 - 3q-4 + q-2 + 3 - q2 + 5q4 - 3q6 + 2q8 - 3q12 + 2q14 - q16

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-3z-1 + 2a-3z + 2a-3z3 + a-3z5 - 4a-1z-1 - 9a-1z - 8a-1z3 - 4a-1z5 - a-1z7 + 6az-1 + 12az + 10az3 + 3az5 - 5a3z-1 - 8a3z - 3a3z3 + 2a5z-1 + a5z

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-6z4 + a-5z3 - 4a-5z5 + a-4 - 3a-4z2 + 8a-4z4 - 9a-4z6 - a-3z-1 + 4a-3z - 11a-3z3 + 19a-3z5 - 13a-3z7 + 3a-2 - 9a-2z2 + 5a-2z4 + 12a-2z6 - 11a-2z8 - 4a-1z-1 + 19a-1z - 40a-1z3 + 42a-1z5 - 9a-1z7 - 5a-1z9 + 3 - 4z2 - 18z4 + 38z6 - 15z8 - z10 - 6az-1 + 29az - 50az3 + 30az5 + 6az7 - 7az9 + a2 + 3a2z2 - 21a2z4 + 24a2z6 - 6a2z8 - a2z10 - 5a3z-1 + 21a3z - 31a3z3 + 16a3z5 + a3z7 - 2a3z9 + a4 + a4z2 - 7a4z4 + 7a4z6 - 2a4z8 - 2a5z-1 + 7a5z - 9a5z3 + 5a5z5 - a5z7

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5
j = 12           1
j = 10          3 
j = 8         61 
j = 6        83  
j = 4       96   
j = 2      108    
j = 0     910     
j = -2    69      
j = -4   49       
j = -6  26        
j = -8 15         
j = -10 1          
j = -121           


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[11, Alternating, 121]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 121]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[14, 3, 15, 4], X[18, 8, 19, 7], X[22, 20, 5, 19], 
 
>   X[20, 9, 21, 10], X[8, 21, 9, 22], X[12, 18, 13, 17], X[16, 12, 17, 11], 
 
>   X[10, 16, 11, 15], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 13, 1, 14]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -6, 5, -9, 8, -7, 11, -2, 9, -8, 7, -3, 
 
>    4, -5, 6, -4}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(11/2)    2      6      10     15      18                       3/2
-q        + ---- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ------- - 19 Sqrt[q] + 17 q    - 
             9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
            q      q      q      q
 
        5/2      7/2      9/2    11/2
>   14 q    + 9 q    - 4 q    + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -18    2     -14    3     -10   3    2    3     -2    2      4      6
3 + q    + --- + q    + --- + q    - -- + -- - -- + q   - q  + 5 q  - 3 q  + 
            16           12           8    6    4
           q            q            q    q    q
 
       8      12      14    16
>   2 q  - 3 q   + 2 q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 121]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                      3      5                                           3
 1      4    6 a   5 a    2 a    2 z   9 z               3      5     2 z
---- - --- + --- - ---- + ---- + --- - --- + 12 a z - 8 a  z + a  z + ---- - 
 3     a z    z     z      z      3     a                               3
a  z                             a                                     a
 
       3                        5      5             7
    8 z          3      3  3   z    4 z         5   z
>   ---- + 10 a z  - 3 a  z  + -- - ---- + 3 a z  - --
     a                          3    a              a
                               a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 121]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                               3      5
     -4   3     2    4    1      4    6 a   5 a    2 a    4 z   19 z
3 + a   + -- + a  + a  - ---- - --- - --- - ---- - ---- + --- + ---- + 29 a z + 
           2              3     a z    z     z      z      3     a
          a              a  z                             a
 
                                 2      2                      3       3
        3        5        2   3 z    9 z       2  2    4  2   z    11 z
>   21 a  z + 7 a  z - 4 z  - ---- - ---- + 3 a  z  + a  z  + -- - ----- - 
                                4      2                       5     3
                               a      a                       a     a
 
        3                                           4      4      4
    40 z          3       3  3      5  3       4   z    8 z    5 z
>   ----- - 50 a z  - 31 a  z  - 9 a  z  - 18 z  - -- + ---- + ---- - 
      a                                             6     4      2
                                                   a     a      a
 
                            5       5       5
        2  4      4  4   4 z    19 z    42 z          5       3  5      5  5
>   21 a  z  - 7 a  z  - ---- + ----- + ----- + 30 a z  + 16 a  z  + 5 a  z  + 
                           5      3       a
                          a      a
 
               6       6                            7      7
        6   9 z    12 z        2  6      4  6   13 z    9 z         7    3  7
>   38 z  - ---- + ----- + 24 a  z  + 7 a  z  - ----- - ---- + 6 a z  + a  z  - 
              4      2                            3      a
             a      a                            a
 
                        8                          9
     5  7       8   11 z       2  8      4  8   5 z         9      3  9    10
>   a  z  - 15 z  - ----- - 6 a  z  - 2 a  z  - ---- - 7 a z  - 2 a  z  - z   - 
                      2                          a
                     a
 
     2  10
>   a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
         2     1        1        1       5       2       6       4       9
10 + 10 q  + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + 
              12  6    10  5    8  5    8  4    6  4    6  3    4  3    4  2
             q   t    q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t
 
      6     9    9        2        4        4  2      6  2      6  3
>   ----- + - + ---- + 8 q  t + 9 q  t + 6 q  t  + 8 q  t  + 3 q  t  + 
     2  2   t    2
    q  t        q  t
 
       8  3    8  4      10  4    12  5
>   6 q  t  + q  t  + 3 q   t  + q   t


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