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PD Presentation: X10,1,11,2 X12,3,13,4 X14,6,15,5 X16,7,17,8 X20,15,21,16 X18,14,19,13 X6,22,7,21 X22,18,9,17 X4,19,5,20 X2,9,3,10 X8,11,1,12

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

Jones Polynomial: q-15/2 - 4q-13/2 + 8q-11/2 - 15q-9/2 + 21q-7/2 - 25q-5/2 + 25q-3/2 - 23q-1/2 + 17q1/2 - 11q3/2 + 5q5/2 - q7/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-22 + 2q-20 - q-18 + q-16 + 5q-14 - 3q-12 + 5q-10 - q-8 - q-6 + 3q-4 - 4q-2 + 6 - 2q2 + 2q6 - 3q8 + q10

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

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-3z5 + 4a-2z4 - 5a-2z6 - a-1z - 4a-1z3 + 15a-1z5 - 11a-1z7 - 3z4 + 17z6 - 13z8 - 2az - 3az3 + 12az5 + 3az7 - 9az9 + 4a2z2 - 21a2z4 + 36a2z6 - 15a2z8 - 3a2z10 - a3z-1 + 3a3z + a3z3 - 17a3z5 + 30a3z7 - 16a3z9 + a4 + 7a4z2 - 29a4z4 + 32a4z6 - 9a4z8 - 3a4z10 - a5z-1 + 4a5z - 6a5z3 - 3a5z5 + 12a5z7 - 7a5z9 + 3a6z2 - 13a6z4 + 17a6z6 - 7a6z8 - 6a7z3 + 10a7z5 - 4a7z7 + 2a8z4 - a8z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4
j = 8           1
j = 6          4 
j = 4         71 
j = 2        104  
j = 0       137   
j = -2      1311    
j = -4     1212     
j = -6    913      
j = -8   612       
j = -10  310        
j = -12 15         
j = -14 3          
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, 246]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 246]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[10, 1, 11, 2], X[12, 3, 13, 4], X[14, 6, 15, 5], X[16, 7, 17, 8], 
 
>   X[20, 15, 21, 16], X[18, 14, 19, 13], X[6, 22, 7, 21], X[22, 18, 9, 17], 
 
>   X[4, 19, 5, 20], X[2, 9, 3, 10], X[8, 11, 1, 12]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -9, 3, -7, 4, -11}, 
 
>   {10, -1, 11, -2, 6, -3, 5, -4, 8, -6, 9, -5, 7, -8}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(15/2)     4       8      15     21     25     25      23
q        - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 17 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
>   11 q    + 5 q    - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -22    2     -18    -16    5     3     5     -8    -6   3    4       2
6 - q    + --- - q    + q    + --- - --- + --- - q   - q   + -- - -- - 2 q  + 
            20                  14    12    10                4    2
           q                   q     q     q                 q    q
 
       6      8    10
>   2 q  - 3 q  + q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 246]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
   3     5                3                               5
  a     a    z           z       3      3  3      5  3   z         5
-(--) + -- + - - 3 a z - -- - a z  + 3 a  z  - 2 a  z  - -- + 2 a z  + 
  z     z    a           a                               a
 
       3  5    5  5      7    3  7
>   3 a  z  - a  z  + a z  + a  z
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 246]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
      3    5
 4   a    a    z              3        5        2  2      4  2      6  2
a  - -- - -- - - - 2 a z + 3 a  z + 4 a  z + 4 a  z  + 7 a  z  + 3 a  z  - 
     z    z    a
 
       3                                                  4
    4 z         3    3  3      5  3      7  3      4   4 z        2  4
>   ---- - 3 a z  + a  z  - 6 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 3 z  + ---- - 21 a  z  - 
     a                                                   2
                                                        a
 
                                     5       5
        4  4       6  4      8  4   z    15 z          5       3  5      5  5
>   29 a  z  - 13 a  z  + 2 a  z  - -- + ----- + 12 a z  - 17 a  z  - 3 a  z  + 
                                     3     a
                                    a
 
                          6                                                7
        7  5       6   5 z        2  6       4  6       6  6    8  6   11 z
>   10 a  z  + 17 z  - ---- + 36 a  z  + 32 a  z  + 17 a  z  - a  z  - ----- + 
                         2                                               a
                        a
 
         7       3  7       5  7      7  7       8       2  8      4  8
>   3 a z  + 30 a  z  + 12 a  z  - 4 a  z  - 13 z  - 15 a  z  - 9 a  z  - 
 
       6  8        9       3  9      5  9      2  10      4  10
>   7 a  z  - 9 a z  - 16 a  z  - 7 a  z  - 3 a  z   - 3 a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
     11     1        3        1        5        3        10       6      12
13 + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + 
      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
 
      9      13      12      12     13              2        2  2      4  2
>   ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + 7 t + 10 q  t + 4 q  t  + 7 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  + 4 q  t  + q  t


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