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

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

Jones Polynomial: q-9/2 - 3q-7/2 + 6q-5/2 - 10q-3/2 + 12q-1/2 - 16q1/2 + 15q3/2 - 13q5/2 + 10q7/2 - 6q9/2 + 3q11/2 - q13/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-12 + q-10 - 2q-8 + 2q-6 + q-4 + 2q-2 + 6 - q2 + 4q4 - 3q6 - 2q12 + 2q14 - q16 + q18

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - 4a-3z - 8a-3z3 - 5a-3z5 - a-3z7 - a-1z-1 + 8a-1z + 20a-1z3 + 18a-1z5 + 7a-1z7 + a-1z9 + az-1 - 4az - 8az3 - 5az5 - az7

Kauffman Polynomial: 2a-7z3 - a-7z5 - a-6z2 + 6a-6z4 - 3a-6z6 + a-5z - 6a-5z3 + 11a-5z5 - 5a-5z7 + 7a-4z2 - 18a-4z4 + 16a-4z6 - 6a-4z8 - 4a-3z + 11a-3z3 - 20a-3z5 + 14a-3z7 - 5a-3z9 + 13a-2z2 - 29a-2z4 + 15a-2z6 - a-2z8 - 2a-2z10 - a-1z-1 - 10a-1z + 38a-1z3 - 54a-1z5 + 33a-1z7 - 9a-1z9 + 1 + 7z2 - 12z4 + 7z6 + z8 - 2z10 - az-1 - 4az + 13az3 - 13az5 + 11az7 - 4az9 - 4a2z4 + 10a2z6 - 4a2z8 + a3z - 6a3z3 + 9a3z5 - 3a3z7 - 2a4z2 + 3a4z4 - a4z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5r = 6
j = 14           1
j = 12          2 
j = 10         41 
j = 8        62  
j = 6       74   
j = 4      86    
j = 2     87     
j = 0    610      
j = -2   46       
j = -4  26        
j = -6 14         
j = -8 2          
j = -101           


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, 255]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 255]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[10, 1, 11, 2], X[2, 11, 3, 12], X[12, 3, 13, 4], X[18, 10, 19, 9], 
 
>   X[22, 18, 9, 17], X[8, 21, 1, 22], X[20, 13, 21, 14], X[14, 6, 15, 5], 
 
>   X[16, 8, 17, 7], X[6, 16, 7, 15], X[4, 20, 5, 19]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -2, 3, -11, 8, -10, 9, -6}, 
 
>   {4, -1, 2, -3, 7, -8, 10, -9, 5, -4, 11, -7, 6, -5}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(9/2)    3      6      10      12                       3/2       5/2
q       - ---- + ---- - ---- + ------- - 16 Sqrt[q] + 15 q    - 13 q    + 
           7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
          q      q      q
 
        7/2      9/2      11/2    13/2
>   10 q    - 6 q    + 3 q     - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -12    -10   2    2     -4   2     2      4      6      12      14    16
6 - q    + q    - -- + -- + q   + -- - q  + 4 q  - 3 q  - 2 q   + 2 q   - q   + 
                   8    6          2
                  q    q          q
 
     18
>   q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 255]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                                    3       3               5       5
   1     a   4 z   8 z           8 z    20 z         3   5 z    18 z
-(---) + - - --- + --- - 4 a z - ---- + ----- - 8 a z  - ---- + ----- - 
  a z    z    3     a              3      a                3      a
             a                    a                       a
 
              7      7           9
         5   z    7 z       7   z
>   5 a z  - -- + ---- - a z  + --
              3    a            a
             a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 255]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                                       2      2       2
     1    a   z    4 z   10 z            3        2   z    7 z    13 z
1 - --- - - + -- - --- - ---- - 4 a z + a  z + 7 z  - -- + ---- + ----- - 
    a z   z    5    3     a                            6     4      2
              a    a                                  a     a      a
 
                 3      3       3       3                                  4
       4  2   2 z    6 z    11 z    38 z          3      3  3       4   6 z
>   2 a  z  + ---- - ---- + ----- + ----- + 13 a z  - 6 a  z  - 12 z  + ---- - 
                7      5      3       a                                   6
               a      a      a                                           a
 
        4       4                        5       5       5       5
    18 z    29 z       2  4      4  4   z    11 z    20 z    54 z          5
>   ----- - ----- - 4 a  z  + 3 a  z  - -- + ----- - ----- - ----- - 13 a z  + 
      4       2                          7     5       3       a
     a       a                          a     a       a
 
                        6       6       6                         7       7
       3  5      6   3 z    16 z    15 z        2  6    4  6   5 z    14 z
>   9 a  z  + 7 z  - ---- + ----- + ----- + 10 a  z  - a  z  - ---- + ----- + 
                       6      4       2                          5      3
                      a      a       a                          a      a
 
        7                               8    8                9      9
    33 z          7      3  7    8   6 z    z       2  8   5 z    9 z
>   ----- + 11 a z  - 3 a  z  + z  - ---- - -- - 4 a  z  - ---- - ---- - 
      a                                4     2               3     a
                                      a     a               a
 
                        10
         9      10   2 z
>   4 a z  - 2 z   - -----
                       2
                      a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
        2     1        2       1       4       2       6       4     6    6
10 + 8 q  + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + - + ---- + 
             10  5    8  4    6  4    6  3    4  3    4  2    2  2   t    2
            q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t        q  t
 
       2        4        4  2      6  2      6  3      8  3      8  4
>   7 q  t + 8 q  t + 6 q  t  + 7 q  t  + 4 q  t  + 6 q  t  + 2 q  t  + 
 
       10  4    10  5      12  5    14  6
>   4 q   t  + q   t  + 2 q   t  + q   t


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