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PD Presentation: X6172 X10,3,11,4 X16,8,17,7 X22,18,5,17 X18,12,19,11 X20,14,21,13 X12,20,13,19 X14,22,15,21 X8,16,9,15 X2536 X4,9,1,10

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

Jones Polynomial: - q-5/2 + 2q-3/2 - 6q-1/2 + 8q1/2 - 12q3/2 + 14q5/2 - 15q7/2 + 13q9/2 - 10q11/2 + 7q13/2 - 3q15/2 + q17/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-8 + q-6 + 3q-2 + 1 + 4q2 + 4q4 + 4q8 - 3q10 - 2q14 - 3q16 + q18 - 2q20 + q22 - q26

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: 2a-7z + a-7z3 + 2a-5z-1 - 5a-5z3 - 2a-5z5 - 4a-3z-1 - 5a-3z + 3a-3z5 + a-3z7 + a-1z-1 - 2a-1z - 6a-1z3 - 2a-1z5 + az-1 + 3az + az3

Kauffman Polynomial: a-10z2 - a-10z4 + 2a-9z3 - 3a-9z5 + 2a-8 - 6a-8z2 + 8a-8z4 - 6a-8z6 + a-7z - 5a-7z3 + 9a-7z5 - 7a-7z7 + a-6 - 4a-6z2 + 2a-6z4 + 6a-6z6 - 6a-6z8 + 2a-5z-1 - 5a-5z + 2a-5z3 + 3a-5z5 + 3a-5z7 - 4a-5z9 - 6a-4 + 27a-4z2 - 44a-4z4 + 35a-4z6 - 9a-4z8 - a-4z10 + 4a-3z-1 - 17a-3z + 27a-3z3 - 27a-3z5 + 22a-3z7 - 7a-3z9 - 5a-2 + 23a-2z2 - 42a-2z4 + 30a-2z6 - 5a-2z8 - a-2z10 + a-1z-1 - 6a-1z + 10a-1z3 - 13a-1z5 + 11a-1z7 - 3a-1z9 + 1 - z2 - 5z4 + 7z6 - 2z8 - az-1 + 5az - 8az3 + 5az5 - az7

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5r = 6r = 7
j = 18           1
j = 16          2 
j = 14         51 
j = 12        52  
j = 10       85   
j = 8      75    
j = 6     78     
j = 4    57      
j = 2   48       
j = 0  24        
j = -2  4         
j = -412          
j = -61           


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, 31]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 31]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 3, 11, 4], X[16, 8, 17, 7], X[22, 18, 5, 17], 
 
>   X[18, 12, 19, 11], X[20, 14, 21, 13], X[12, 20, 13, 19], X[14, 22, 15, 21], 
 
>   X[8, 16, 9, 15], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 9, 1, 10]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -9, 11, -2, 5, -7, 6, -8, 9, -3, 4, -5, 
 
>    7, -6, 8, -4}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(5/2)    2        6                      3/2       5/2       7/2       9/2
-q       + ---- - ------- + 8 Sqrt[q] - 12 q    + 14 q    - 15 q    + 13 q    - 
            3/2   Sqrt[q]
           q
 
        11/2      13/2      15/2    17/2
>   10 q     + 7 q     - 3 q     + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -8    -6   3       2      4      8      10      14      16    18      20
1 + q   + q   + -- + 4 q  + 4 q  + 4 q  - 3 q   - 2 q   - 3 q   + q   - 2 q   + 
                 2
                q
 
     22    26
>   q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 31]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                                                   3      3      3
 2      4      1    a   2 z   5 z   2 z           z    5 z    6 z       3
---- - ---- + --- + - + --- - --- - --- + 3 a z + -- - ---- - ---- + a z  - 
 5      3     a z   z    7     3     a             7     5     a
a  z   a  z             a     a                   a     a
 
       5      5      5    7
    2 z    3 z    2 z    z
>   ---- + ---- - ---- + --
      5      3     a      3
     a      a            a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 31]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
    2     -6   6    5     2      4      1    a   z    5 z   17 z   6 z
1 + -- + a   - -- - -- + ---- + ---- + --- - - + -- - --- - ---- - --- + 
     8          4    2    5      3     a z   z    7    5      3     a
    a          a    a    a  z   a  z             a    a      a
 
                  2       2      2       2       2      3      3      3
             2   z     6 z    4 z    27 z    23 z    2 z    5 z    2 z
>   5 a z - z  + --- - ---- - ---- + ----- + ----- + ---- - ---- + ---- + 
                  10     8      6      4       2       9      7      5
                 a      a      a      a       a       a      a      a
 
        3       3                    4       4      4       4       4      5
    27 z    10 z         3      4   z     8 z    2 z    44 z    42 z    3 z
>   ----- + ----- - 8 a z  - 5 z  - --- + ---- + ---- - ----- - ----- - ---- + 
      3       a                      10     8      6      4       2       9
     a                              a      a      a      a       a       a
 
       5      5       5       5                      6      6       6       6
    9 z    3 z    27 z    13 z         5      6   6 z    6 z    35 z    30 z
>   ---- + ---- - ----- - ----- + 5 a z  + 7 z  - ---- + ---- + ----- + ----- - 
      7      5      3       a                       8      6      4       2
     a      a      a                               a      a      a       a
 
       7      7       7       7                    8      8      8      9
    7 z    3 z    22 z    11 z       7      8   6 z    9 z    5 z    4 z
>   ---- + ---- + ----- + ----- - a z  - 2 z  - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - 
      7      5      3       a                     6      4      2      5
     a      a      a                             a      a      a      a
 
       9      9    10    10
    7 z    3 z    z     z
>   ---- - ---- - --- - ---
      3     a      4     2
     a            a     a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
                                                          2
   2      4     1       1       2     2      4     4   4 q       4        6
8 q  + 5 q  + ----- + ----- + ----- + -- + ----- + - + ---- + 7 q  t + 7 q  t + 
               6  4    4  4    4  3    2    2  2   t    t
              q  t    q  t    q  t    t    q  t
 
       6  2      8  2      8  3      10  3      10  4      12  4      12  5
>   8 q  t  + 7 q  t  + 5 q  t  + 8 q   t  + 5 q   t  + 5 q   t  + 2 q   t  + 
 
       14  5    14  6      16  6    18  7
>   5 q   t  + q   t  + 2 q   t  + q   t


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