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

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

Jones Polynomial: q-15/2 - 3q-13/2 + 7q-11/2 - 12q-9/2 + 17q-7/2 - 21q-5/2 + 20q-3/2 - 19q-1/2 + 14q1/2 - 9q3/2 + 4q5/2 - q7/2

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

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a-1z - 2a-1z3 - a-1z5 - 2az-1 - 2az + 2az3 + 3az5 + az7 + 3a3z-1 + 6a3z + 7a3z3 + 4a3z5 + a3z7 - a5z-1 - 3a5z - 3a5z3 - a5z5

Kauffman Polynomial: a-3z3 - a-3z5 - a-2z2 + 5a-2z4 - 4a-2z6 + 2a-1z - 7a-1z3 + 13a-1z5 - 8a-1z7 + z2 - 5z4 + 13z6 - 9z8 + 2az-1 - 3az - 4az3 + 8az5 + 2az7 - 6az9 - 3a2 + 8a2z2 - 20a2z4 + 25a2z6 - 10a2z8 - 2a2z10 + 3a3z-1 - 11a3z + 22a3z3 - 27a3z5 + 24a3z7 - 11a3z9 - 3a4 + 14a4z2 - 25a4z4 + 22a4z6 - 6a4z8 - 2a4z10 + a5z-1 - 6a5z + 13a5z3 - 13a5z5 + 11a5z7 - 5a5z9 - a6 + 6a6z2 - 12a6z4 + 13a6z6 - 5a6z8 - 5a7z3 + 8a7z5 - 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          3 
j = 4         61 
j = 2        83  
j = 0       116   
j = -2      1110    
j = -4     109     
j = -6    711      
j = -8   510       
j = -10  27        
j = -12 15         
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, 261]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 261]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[10, 1, 11, 2], X[12, 3, 13, 4], X[18, 8, 19, 7], X[14, 6, 15, 5], 
 
>   X[22, 17, 9, 18], X[16, 21, 17, 22], X[20, 13, 21, 14], X[6, 16, 7, 15], 
 
>   X[4, 20, 5, 19], X[2, 9, 3, 10], X[8, 11, 1, 12]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -9, 4, -8, 3, -11}, 
 
>   {10, -1, 11, -2, 7, -4, 8, -6, 5, -3, 9, -7, 6, -5}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(15/2)     3       7      12     17     21     20      19
q        - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 14 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
>   9 q    + 4 q    - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -22    -20    2     -16    2     4     4     -8   2    5    2       2
5 - q    + q    - --- - q    + --- - --- + --- + q   + -- + -- - -- - 2 q  + 
                   18           14    12    10          6    4    2
                  q            q     q     q           q    q    q
 
       6      8    10
>   2 q  - 2 q  + q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 261]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
          3    5                                    3
-2 a   3 a    a    z              3        5     2 z         3      3  3
---- + ---- - -- - - - 2 a z + 6 a  z - 3 a  z - ---- + 2 a z  + 7 a  z  - 
 z      z     z    a                              a
 
               5
       5  3   z         5      3  5    5  5      7    3  7
>   3 a  z  - -- + 3 a z  + 4 a  z  - a  z  + a z  + a  z
              a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 261]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                             3    5
    2      4    6   2 a   3 a    a    2 z               3        5      2
-3 a  - 3 a  - a  + --- + ---- + -- + --- - 3 a z - 11 a  z - 6 a  z + z  - 
                     z     z     z     a
 
     2                                             3      3
    z       2  2       4  2      6  2      8  2   z    7 z         3
>   -- + 8 a  z  + 14 a  z  + 6 a  z  - 2 a  z  + -- - ---- - 4 a z  + 
     2                                             3    a
    a                                             a
 
                                              4
        3  3       5  3      7  3      4   5 z        2  4       4  4
>   22 a  z  + 13 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 5 z  + ---- - 20 a  z  - 25 a  z  - 
                                             2
                                            a
 
                          5       5
        6  4      8  4   z    13 z         5       3  5       5  5      7  5
>   12 a  z  + 3 a  z  - -- + ----- + 8 a z  - 27 a  z  - 13 a  z  + 8 a  z  + 
                          3     a
                         a
 
               6                                               7
        6   4 z        2  6       4  6       6  6    8  6   8 z         7
>   13 z  - ---- + 25 a  z  + 22 a  z  + 13 a  z  - a  z  - ---- + 2 a z  + 
              2                                              a
             a
 
        3  7       5  7      7  7      8       2  8      4  8      6  8
>   24 a  z  + 11 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 9 z  - 10 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 
 
         9       3  9      5  9      2  10      4  10
>   6 a z  - 11 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 2 a  z   - 2 a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
     10     1        2        1        5        2        7        5      10
11 + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + 
      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
 
      7      11      10      9      11             2        2  2      4  2
>   ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + 6 t + 8 q  t + 3 q  t  + 6 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  + 3 q  t  + q  t


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