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

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

Jones Polynomial: - q-11/2 + 3q-9/2 - 7q-7/2 + 12q-5/2 - 17q-3/2 + 20q-1/2 - 21q1/2 + 18q3/2 - 15q5/2 + 9q7/2 - 4q9/2 + q11/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-18 + q-16 - q-14 + 2q-12 - 3q-8 + 3q-6 - 3q-4 + q-2 + 2 - q2 + 6q4 - 2q6 + 4q8 + q10 - 3q12 + 2q14 - q16

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: 2a-3z + 2a-3z3 + a-3z5 - 2a-1z-1 - 7a-1z - 8a-1z3 - 4a-1z5 - a-1z7 + 4az-1 + 10az + 9az3 + 3az5 - 3a3z-1 - 6a3z - 3a3z3 + a5z-1 + a5z

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-6z4 + a-5z3 - 4a-5z5 - 2a-4z2 + 7a-4z4 - 9a-4z6 + 5a-3z - 14a-3z3 + 21a-3z5 - 14a-3z7 - a-2 + a-2z2 - 5a-2z4 + 18a-2z6 - 13a-2z8 - 2a-1z-1 + 19a-1z - 51a-1z3 + 54a-1z5 - 11a-1z7 - 6a-1z9 - 2 + 16z2 - 50z4 + 63z6 - 22z8 - z10 - 4az-1 + 28az - 61az3 + 41az5 + 7az7 - 9az9 - 3a2 + 20a2z2 - 51a2z4 + 47a2z6 - 12a2z8 - a2z10 - 3a3z-1 + 18a3z - 31a3z3 + 16a3z5 + 3a3z7 - 3a3z9 - a4 + 7a4z2 - 14a4z4 + 11a4z6 - 3a4z8 - a5z-1 + 4a5z - 6a5z3 + 4a5z5 - 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        93  
j = 4       96   
j = 2      129    
j = 0     1011     
j = -2    710      
j = -4   510       
j = -6  27        
j = -8 15         
j = -10 2          
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, 18]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 18]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 4, 11, 3], X[12, 8, 13, 7], X[18, 14, 19, 13], 
 
>   X[16, 9, 17, 10], X[8, 17, 9, 18], X[22, 20, 5, 19], X[20, 15, 21, 16], 
 
>   X[14, 21, 15, 22], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 12, 1, 11]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -6, 5, -2, 11, -3, 4, -9, 8, -5, 6, -4, 
 
>    7, -8, 9, -7}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(11/2)    3      7      12     17      20                       3/2
-q        + ---- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ------- - 21 Sqrt[q] + 18 q    - 
             9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
            q      q      q      q
 
        5/2      7/2      9/2    11/2
>   15 q    + 9 q    - 4 q    + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -18    -16    -14    2    3    3    3     -2    2      4      6      8
2 + q    + q    - q    + --- - -- + -- - -- + q   - q  + 6 q  - 2 q  + 4 q  + 
                          12    8    6    4
                         q     q    q    q
 
     10      12      14    16
>   q   - 3 q   + 2 q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 18]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
               3    5                                           3      3
-2    4 a   3 a    a    2 z   7 z               3      5     2 z    8 z
--- + --- - ---- + -- + --- - --- + 10 a z - 6 a  z + a  z + ---- - ---- + 
a z    z     z     z     3     a                               3     a
                        a                                     a
 
                        5      5             7
         3      3  3   z    4 z         5   z
>   9 a z  - 3 a  z  + -- - ---- + 3 a z  - --
                        3    a              a
                       a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 18]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                      3    5
      -2      2    4    2    4 a   3 a    a    5 z   19 z                3
-2 - a   - 3 a  - a  - --- - --- - ---- - -- + --- + ---- + 28 a z + 18 a  z + 
                       a z    z     z     z     3     a
                                               a
 
                        2    2                         3       3       3
       5         2   2 z    z        2  2      4  2   z    14 z    51 z
>   4 a  z + 16 z  - ---- + -- + 20 a  z  + 7 a  z  + -- - ----- - ----- - 
                       4     2                         5     3       a
                      a     a                         a     a
 
                                            4      4      4
          3       3  3      5  3       4   z    7 z    5 z        2  4
>   61 a z  - 31 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 50 z  - -- + ---- - ---- - 51 a  z  - 
                                            6     4      2
                                           a     a      a
 
                  5       5       5
        4  4   4 z    21 z    54 z          5       3  5      5  5       6
>   14 a  z  - ---- + ----- + ----- + 41 a z  + 16 a  z  + 4 a  z  + 63 z  - 
                 5      3       a
                a      a
 
       6       6                             7       7
    9 z    18 z        2  6       4  6   14 z    11 z         7      3  7
>   ---- + ----- + 47 a  z  + 11 a  z  - ----- - ----- + 7 a z  + 3 a  z  - 
      4      2                             3       a
     a      a                             a
 
                        8                           9
     5  7       8   13 z        2  8      4  8   6 z         9      3  9
>   a  z  - 22 z  - ----- - 12 a  z  - 3 a  z  - ---- - 9 a z  - 3 a  z  - 
                      2                           a
                     a
 
     10    2  10
>   z   - a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
         2     1        2        1       5       2       7       5      10
11 + 12 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
 
      7     10    10       2        4        4  2      6  2      6  3
>   ----- + -- + ---- + 9 q  t + 9 q  t + 6 q  t  + 9 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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