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PD Presentation: X8192 X12,3,13,4 X16,6,17,5 X20,13,21,14 X18,15,19,16 X14,19,15,20 X22,10,7,9 X4,18,5,17 X10,22,11,21 X2738 X6,11,1,12

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

Jones Polynomial: q-15/2 - 3q-13/2 + 6q-11/2 - 10q-9/2 + 13q-7/2 - 16q-5/2 + 15q-3/2 - 14q-1/2 + 10q1/2 - 6q3/2 + 3q5/2 - q7/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-24 + 2q-20 - 2q-18 + q-16 + 2q-14 - 3q-12 + 3q-10 + q-8 + 2q-6 + 3q-4 - q-2 + 4 - 2q2 - q4 + 2q6 - 2q8 + q12

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a-3z + a-1z + 2a-1z3 - az-1 - az - az5 + a3z-1 - a3z5 + a5z + 2a5z3 - a7z

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-3z + 2a-3z3 - a-3z5 - 3a-2z2 + 6a-2z4 - 3a-2z6 + 5a-1z5 - 4a-1z7 - z2 + 2z4 + 3z6 - 4z8 + az-1 - az + az5 + az7 - 3az9 - a2 + 5a2z2 - 15a2z4 + 15a2z6 - 6a2z8 - a2z10 + a3z-1 - 3a3z + 3a3z3 - 8a3z5 + 11a3z7 - 6a3z9 + 7a4z2 - 20a4z4 + 20a4z6 - 6a4z8 - a4z10 + a5z - 6a5z3 + 6a5z5 + 3a5z7 - 3a5z9 + 2a6z2 - 6a6z4 + 10a6z6 - 4a6z8 + 2a7z - 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         41 
j = 2        62  
j = 0       84   
j = -2      87    
j = -4     87     
j = -6    69      
j = -8   47       
j = -10  26        
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, 221]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 221]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[8, 1, 9, 2], X[12, 3, 13, 4], X[16, 6, 17, 5], X[20, 13, 21, 14], 
 
>   X[18, 15, 19, 16], X[14, 19, 15, 20], X[22, 10, 7, 9], X[4, 18, 5, 17], 
 
>   X[10, 22, 11, 21], X[2, 7, 3, 8], X[6, 11, 1, 12]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -8, 3, -11}, 
 
>   {10, -1, 7, -9, 11, -2, 4, -6, 5, -3, 8, -5, 6, -4, 9, -7}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(15/2)     3       6      10     13     16     15      14
q        - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 10 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
>   6 q    + 3 q    - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -24    2     2     -16    2     3     3     -8   2    3     -2      2
4 - q    + --- - --- + q    + --- - --- + --- + q   + -- + -- - q   - 2 q  - 
            20    18           14    12    10          6    4
           q     q            q     q     q           q    q
 
     4      6      8    12
>   q  + 2 q  - 2 q  + q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 221]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
        3                                   3
  a    a    z    z          5      7     2 z       5  3      5    3  5
-(-) + -- - -- + - - a z + a  z - a  z + ---- + 2 a  z  - a z  - a  z
  z    z     3   a                        a
            a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 221]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
           3                                               2
  2   a   a    z             3      5        7      2   3 z       2  2
-a  + - + -- - -- - a z - 3 a  z + a  z + 2 a  z - z  - ---- + 5 a  z  + 
      z   z     3                                         2
               a                                         a
 
                                     3
       4  2      6  2      8  2   2 z       3  3      5  3      7  3      4
>   7 a  z  + 2 a  z  - 2 a  z  + ---- + 3 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 7 a  z  + 2 z  + 
                                    3
                                   a
 
       4                                              5      5
    6 z        2  4       4  4      6  4      8  4   z    5 z       5
>   ---- - 15 a  z  - 20 a  z  - 6 a  z  + 3 a  z  - -- + ---- + a z  - 
      2                                               3    a
     a                                               a
 
                                            6
       3  5      5  5      7  5      6   3 z        2  6       4  6
>   8 a  z  + 6 a  z  + 9 a  z  + 3 z  - ---- + 15 a  z  + 20 a  z  + 
                                           2
                                          a
 
                          7
        6  6    8  6   4 z       7       3  7      5  7      7  7      8
>   10 a  z  - a  z  - ---- + a z  + 11 a  z  + 3 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 4 z  - 
                        a
 
       2  8      4  8      6  8        9      3  9      5  9    2  10    4  10
>   6 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 4 a  z  - 3 a z  - 6 a  z  - 3 a  z  - a  z   - a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
    7      1        2        1        4        2        6        4       7
8 + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + 
     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
 
      6       9       8      7      8              2        2  2      4  2
>   ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + 4 t + 6 q  t + 2 q  t  + 4 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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