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PD Presentation: X8192 X2,9,3,10 X10,3,11,4 X16,8,17,7 X22,16,7,15 X6,21,1,22 X20,11,21,12 X14,6,15,5 X18,13,19,14 X12,19,13,20 X4,18,5,17

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

Jones Polynomial: q-15/2 - 3q-13/2 + 6q-11/2 - 11q-9/2 + 14q-7/2 - 17q-5/2 + 17q-3/2 - 15q-1/2 + 11q1/2 - 7q3/2 + 3q5/2 - q7/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-22 + q-20 - q-18 + q-16 + 4q-14 - q-12 + 4q-10 - q-8 - q-6 + q-4 - 3q-2 + 4 - q2 + q4 + 2q6 - q8 + q10

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a-1z-1 - 3a-1z - 3a-1z3 - a-1z5 + 2az-1 + 4az + 6az3 + 4az5 + az7 - 2a3z-1 + 5a3z3 + 4a3z5 + a3z7 + a5z-1 - 2a5z - 3a5z3 - a5z5

Kauffman Polynomial: 2a-3z3 - a-3z5 + 5a-2z4 - 3a-2z6 - a-1z-1 + 5a-1z - 12a-1z3 + 14a-1z5 - 6a-1z7 + 6z2 - 18z4 + 17z6 - 7z8 - 2az-1 + 8az - 11az3 - 2az5 + 8az7 - 5az9 - a2 + 7a2z2 - 19a2z4 + 14a2z6 - 3a2z8 - 2a2z10 - 2a3z-1 + 2a3z + 18a3z3 - 35a3z5 + 26a3z7 - 9a3z9 + 2a4z2 - 2a4z4 + 4a4z6 - 2a4z10 - a5z-1 + 8a5z3 - 9a5z5 + 9a5z7 - 4a5z9 - a6z2 - 3a6z4 + 9a6z6 - 4a6z8 + a7z - 7a7z3 + 9a7z5 - 3a7z7 - 2a8z2 + 3a8z4 - a8z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4
j = 8           1
j = 6          2 
j = 4         51 
j = 2        62  
j = 0       95   
j = -2      97    
j = -4     88     
j = -6    710      
j = -8   47       
j = -10  27        
j = -12 14         
j = -14 2          
j = -161           


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, 174]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 174]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[8, 1, 9, 2], X[2, 9, 3, 10], X[10, 3, 11, 4], X[16, 8, 17, 7], 
 
>   X[22, 16, 7, 15], X[6, 21, 1, 22], X[20, 11, 21, 12], X[14, 6, 15, 5], 
 
>   X[18, 13, 19, 14], X[12, 19, 13, 20], X[4, 18, 5, 17]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -2, 3, -11, 8, -6}, 
 
>   {4, -1, 2, -3, 7, -10, 9, -8, 5, -4, 11, -9, 10, -7, 6, -5}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(15/2)     3       6      11     14     17     17      15
q        - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 11 Sqrt[q] - 
            13/2    11/2    9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
           q       q       q      q      q      q
 
       3/2      5/2    7/2
>   7 q    + 3 q    - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -22    -20    -18    -16    4     -12    4     -8    -6    -4   3     2
4 - q    + q    - q    + q    + --- - q    + --- - q   - q   + q   - -- - q  + 
                                 14           10                      2
                                q            q                       q
 
     4      6    8    10
>   q  + 2 q  - q  + q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 174]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                  3    5                             3
   1     2 a   2 a    a    3 z              5     3 z         3      3  3
-(---) + --- - ---- + -- - --- + 4 a z - 2 a  z - ---- + 6 a z  + 5 a  z  - 
  a z     z     z     z     a                      a
 
               5
       5  3   z         5      3  5    5  5      7    3  7
>   3 a  z  - -- + 4 a z  + 4 a  z  - a  z  + a z  + a  z
              a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 174]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                     3    5
  2    1    2 a   2 a    a    5 z              3      7        2      2  2
-a  - --- - --- - ---- - -- + --- + 8 a z + 2 a  z + a  z + 6 z  + 7 a  z  + 
      a z    z     z     z     a
 
                                   3       3
       4  2    6  2      8  2   2 z    12 z          3       3  3      5  3
>   2 a  z  - a  z  - 2 a  z  + ---- - ----- - 11 a z  + 18 a  z  + 8 a  z  - 
                                  3      a
                                 a
 
                         4                                             5
       7  3       4   5 z        2  4      4  4      6  4      8  4   z
>   7 a  z  - 18 z  + ---- - 19 a  z  - 2 a  z  - 3 a  z  + 3 a  z  - -- + 
                        2                                              3
                       a                                              a
 
        5                                                      6
    14 z         5       3  5      5  5      7  5       6   3 z        2  6
>   ----- - 2 a z  - 35 a  z  - 9 a  z  + 9 a  z  + 17 z  - ---- + 14 a  z  + 
      a                                                       2
                                                             a
 
                                   7
       4  6      6  6    8  6   6 z         7       3  7      5  7      7  7
>   4 a  z  + 9 a  z  - a  z  - ---- + 8 a z  + 26 a  z  + 9 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 
                                 a
 
       8      2  8      6  8        9      3  9      5  9      2  10      4  10
>   7 z  - 3 a  z  - 4 a  z  - 5 a z  - 9 a  z  - 4 a  z  - 2 a  z   - 2 a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
    7      1        2        1        4        2        7        4       7
9 + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + 
     2    16  7    14  6    12  6    12  5    10  5    10  4    8  4    8  3
    q    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q  t    q  t
 
      7      10       8      8      9              2        2  2      4  2
>   ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + 5 t + 6 q  t + 2 q  t  + 5 q  t  + 
     6  3    6  2    4  2    4      2
    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t   q  t
 
     4  3      6  3    8  4
>   q  t  + 2 q  t  + q  t


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