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

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

Jones Polynomial: - q1/2 + 2q3/2 - 6q5/2 + 9q7/2 - 15q9/2 + 17q11/2 - 18q13/2 + 17q15/2 - 13q17/2 + 9q19/2 - 4q21/2 + q23/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q2 + 2q6 + 3q8 + 6q12 + 3q16 + 2q18 - 3q20 + 2q22 - 5q24 - q28 - 2q30 + 2q32 - q34

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-9z-1 + a-9z + 2a-9z3 + a-9z5 - a-7z-1 - a-7z - 2a-7z3 - 3a-7z5 - a-7z7 - 2a-5z-1 - 5a-5z - 6a-5z3 - 4a-5z5 - a-5z7 + 2a-3z-1 + 5a-3z + 4a-3z3 + a-3z5

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-14z4 + a-13z3 - 4a-13z5 + a-12 - 4a-12z2 + 9a-12z4 - 9a-12z6 + a-11z - 7a-11z3 + 16a-11z5 - 12a-11z7 - 4a-10z2 + 4a-10z4 + 10a-10z6 - 10a-10z8 + a-9z-1 + 2a-9z - 12a-9z3 + 22a-9z5 - 4a-9z7 - 5a-9z9 - 3a-8 + 6a-8z2 - 19a-8z4 + 33a-8z6 - 13a-8z8 - a-8z10 + a-7z-1 + 4a-7z - 15a-7z3 + 8a-7z5 + 11a-7z7 - 7a-7z9 + 4a-6z2 - 19a-6z4 + 21a-6z6 - 5a-6z8 - a-6z10 - 2a-5z-1 + 10a-5z - 20a-5z3 + 11a-5z5 + 2a-5z7 - 2a-5z9 + 3a-4 - 2a-4z2 - 6a-4z4 + 7a-4z6 - 2a-4z8 - 2a-3z-1 + 7a-3z - 9a-3z3 + 5a-3z5 - a-3z7

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5r = 6r = 7r = 8r = 9
j = 24           1
j = 22          3 
j = 20         61 
j = 18        73  
j = 16       106   
j = 14      87    
j = 12     910     
j = 10    68      
j = 8   39       
j = 6  36        
j = 4 15         
j = 2 1          
j = 01           


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, 21]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 21]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 4, 11, 3], X[12, 8, 13, 7], X[18, 10, 19, 9], 
 
>   X[20, 14, 21, 13], X[22, 16, 5, 15], X[14, 22, 15, 21], X[16, 20, 17, 19], 
 
>   X[8, 18, 9, 17], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 12, 1, 11]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -9, 4, -2, 11, -3, 5, -7, 6, -8, 9, -4, 
 
>    8, -5, 7, -6}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
              3/2      5/2      7/2       9/2       11/2       13/2
-Sqrt[q] + 2 q    - 6 q    + 9 q    - 15 q    + 17 q     - 18 q     + 
 
        15/2       17/2      19/2      21/2    23/2
>   17 q     - 13 q     + 9 q     - 4 q     + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
 2      6      8      12      16      18      20      22      24    28
q  + 2 q  + 3 q  + 6 q   + 3 q   + 2 q   - 3 q   + 2 q   - 5 q   - q   - 
 
       30      32    34
>   2 q   + 2 q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 21]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                                                     3      3      3      3
 1      1      2      2     z    z    5 z   5 z   2 z    2 z    6 z    4 z
---- - ---- - ---- + ---- + -- - -- - --- + --- + ---- - ---- - ---- + ---- + 
 9      7      5      3      9    7    5     3      9      7      5      3
a  z   a  z   a  z   a  z   a    a    a     a      a      a      a      a
 
     5      5      5    5    7    7
    z    3 z    4 z    z    z    z
>   -- - ---- - ---- + -- - -- - --
     9     7      5     3    7    5
    a     a      a     a    a    a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 21]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
 -12   3    3     1      1      2      2      z    2 z   4 z   10 z   7 z
a    - -- + -- + ---- + ---- - ---- - ---- + --- + --- + --- + ---- + --- - 
        8    4    9      7      5      3      11    9     7      5     3
       a    a    a  z   a  z   a  z   a  z   a     a     a      a     a
 
       2      2      2      2      2    3       3       3       3       3
    4 z    4 z    6 z    4 z    2 z    z     7 z    12 z    15 z    20 z
>   ---- - ---- + ---- + ---- - ---- + --- - ---- - ----- - ----- - ----- - 
     12     10      8      6      4     13    11      9       7       5
    a      a       a      a      a     a     a       a       a       a
 
       3    4       4      4       4       4      4      5       5       5
    9 z    z     9 z    4 z    19 z    19 z    6 z    4 z    16 z    22 z
>   ---- - --- + ---- + ---- - ----- - ----- - ---- - ---- + ----- + ----- + 
      3     14    12     10      8       6       4     13      11      9
     a     a     a      a       a       a       a     a       a       a
 
       5       5      5      6       6       6       6      6       7      7
    8 z    11 z    5 z    9 z    10 z    33 z    21 z    7 z    12 z    4 z
>   ---- + ----- + ---- - ---- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- - ----- - ---- + 
      7      5       3     12      10      8       6       4      11      9
     a      a       a     a       a       a       a       a      a       a
 
        7      7    7       8       8      8      8      9      9      9
    11 z    2 z    z    10 z    13 z    5 z    2 z    5 z    7 z    2 z
>   ----- + ---- - -- - ----- - ----- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - 
      7       5     3     10      8       6      4      9      7      5
     a       a     a     a       a       a      a      a      a      a
 
     10    10
    z     z
>   --- - ---
     8     6
    a     a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
                     2    4
   4      6    -2   q    q       6        8        8  2      10  2      10  3
5 q  + 3 q  + t   + -- + -- + 6 q  t + 3 q  t + 9 q  t  + 6 q   t  + 8 q   t  + 
                    t    t
 
       12  3       12  4      14  4      14  5       16  5      16  6
>   9 q   t  + 10 q   t  + 8 q   t  + 7 q   t  + 10 q   t  + 6 q   t  + 
 
       18  6      18  7      20  7    20  8      22  8    24  9
>   7 q   t  + 3 q   t  + 6 q   t  + q   t  + 3 q   t  + q   t


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