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

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

Jones Polynomial: - q-19/2 + 3q-17/2 - 6q-15/2 + 11q-13/2 - 16q-11/2 + 18q-9/2 - 19q-7/2 + 16q-5/2 - 13q-3/2 + 8q-1/2 - 4q1/2 + q3/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-28 - q-26 + q-24 - 3q-20 + 3q-18 - 2q-16 + 3q-14 + 3q-12 + 5q-8 - 3q-6 + 2q-4 - 1 + 2q2 - q4

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: 2az3 + az5 - a3z-1 - a3z - 2a3z3 - 3a3z5 - a3z7 + a5z-1 - 3a5z - 6a5z3 - 4a5z5 - a5z7 + 2a7z + 3a7z3 + a7z5

Kauffman Polynomial: - z2 + 2z4 - z6 - 6az3 + 10az5 - 4az7 - a2z2 - 4a2z4 + 13a2z6 - 6a2z8 - a3z-1 + a3z + 2a3z5 + 7a3z7 - 5a3z9 + a4 + 2a4z2 - 10a4z4 + 17a4z6 - 5a4z8 - 2a4z10 - a5z-1 + 12a5z3 - 25a5z5 + 24a5z7 - 10a5z9 + 6a6z2 - 21a6z4 + 18a6z6 - 5a6z8 - 2a6z10 + a7z - 3a7z3 - 6a7z5 + 8a7z7 - 5a7z9 + 2a8z2 - 11a8z4 + 12a8z6 - 6a8z8 + 2a9z - 7a9z3 + 10a9z5 - 5a9z7 - 2a10z2 + 6a10z4 - 3a10z6 + 2a11z3 - a11z5

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -8r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3
j = 4           1
j = 2          3 
j = 0         51 
j = -2        83  
j = -4       96   
j = -6      107    
j = -8     89     
j = -10    810      
j = -12   49       
j = -14  27        
j = -16 14         
j = -18 2          
j = -201           


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, 257]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 257]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[10, 1, 11, 2], X[12, 3, 13, 4], X[14, 5, 15, 6], X[20, 16, 21, 15], 
 
>   X[16, 8, 17, 7], X[6, 21, 7, 22], X[18, 9, 19, 10], X[22, 17, 9, 18], 
 
>   X[8, 20, 1, 19], X[4, 11, 5, 12], X[2, 13, 3, 14]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -11, 2, -10, 3, -6, 5, -9}, 
 
>   {7, -1, 10, -2, 11, -3, 4, -5, 8, -7, 9, -4, 6, -8}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(19/2)     3       6      11      16      18     19     16     13
-q        + ----- - ----- + ----- - ----- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ---- + 
             17/2    15/2    13/2    11/2    9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2
            q       q       q       q       q      q      q      q
 
       8                   3/2
>   ------- - 4 Sqrt[q] + q
    Sqrt[q]
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
      -28    -26    -24    3     3     2     3     3    5    3    2       2    4
-1 + q    - q    + q    - --- + --- - --- + --- + --- + -- - -- + -- + 2 q  - q
                           20    18    16    14    12    8    6    4
                          q     q     q     q     q     q    q    q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 257]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
   3     5
  a     a     3        5        7          3      3  3      5  3      7  3
-(--) + -- - a  z - 3 a  z + 2 a  z + 2 a z  - 2 a  z  - 6 a  z  + 3 a  z  + 
  z     z
 
       5      3  5      5  5    7  5    3  7    5  7
>   a z  - 3 a  z  - 4 a  z  + a  z  - a  z  - a  z
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 257]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
      3    5
 4   a    a     3      7        9      2    2  2      4  2      6  2
a  - -- - -- + a  z + a  z + 2 a  z - z  - a  z  + 2 a  z  + 6 a  z  + 
     z    z
 
       8  2      10  2        3       5  3      7  3      9  3      11  3
>   2 a  z  - 2 a   z  - 6 a z  + 12 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 7 a  z  + 2 a   z  + 
 
       4      2  4       4  4       6  4       8  4      10  4         5
>   2 z  - 4 a  z  - 10 a  z  - 21 a  z  - 11 a  z  + 6 a   z  + 10 a z  + 
 
       3  5       5  5      7  5       9  5    11  5    6       2  6
>   2 a  z  - 25 a  z  - 6 a  z  + 10 a  z  - a   z  - z  + 13 a  z  + 
 
        4  6       6  6       8  6      10  6        7      3  7       5  7
>   17 a  z  + 18 a  z  + 12 a  z  - 3 a   z  - 4 a z  + 7 a  z  + 24 a  z  + 
 
       7  7      9  7      2  8      4  8      6  8      8  8      3  9
>   8 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 
 
        5  9      7  9      4  10      6  10
>   10 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 2 a  z   - 2 a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
6    8      1        2        1        4        2        7        4
-- + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + 
 4    2    20  8    18  7    16  7    16  6    14  6    14  5    12  5
q    q    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t
 
      9        8        10       8       9      10      7      9
>   ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + 5 t + 
     12  4    10  4    10  3    8  3    8  2    6  2    6      4
    q   t    q   t    q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t   q  t
 
    3 t    2      2  2    4  3
>   --- + t  + 3 q  t  + q  t
     2
    q


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