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

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

Jones Polynomial: - q-7/2 + 2q-5/2 - 6q-3/2 + 10q-1/2 - 15q1/2 + 18q3/2 - 18q5/2 + 16q7/2 - 13q9/2 + 8q11/2 - 4q13/2 + q15/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-12 + q-10 + 4q-6 + q-4 - 2q-2 + 4 - 3q2 - 2q8 + 3q10 - 3q12 + 3q14 + 2q16 - 2q18 + 3q20 - q24

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-7z - a-5z-1 - 3a-5z - 3a-5z3 + 2a-3z-1 + 5a-3z + 4a-3z3 + 2a-3z5 - a-1z-1 - 2a-1z - a-1z3 + a-1z5 - az-1 - 2az - 2az3 + a3z-1 + a3z

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-8z2 + 2a-8z4 - a-8z6 + 2a-7z - 7a-7z3 + 10a-7z5 - 4a-7z7 + a-6z2 - 5a-6z4 + 13a-6z6 - 6a-6z8 - a-5z-1 + 9a-5z - 24a-5z3 + 24a-5z5 - a-5z7 - 4a-5z9 - a-4 + 7a-4z2 - 26a-4z4 + 34a-4z6 - 12a-4z8 - a-4z10 - 2a-3z-1 + 17a-3z - 36a-3z3 + 23a-3z5 + 4a-3z7 - 7a-3z9 - 3a-2 + 12a-2z2 - 29a-2z4 + 27a-2z6 - 10a-2z8 - a-2z10 - a-1z-1 + 10a-1z - 19a-1z3 + 12a-1z5 - 2a-1z7 - 3a-1z9 - 2 + 7z2 - 7z4 + 5z6 - 4z8 + az-1 - 3az + 3az3 + 2az5 - 3az7 - a2 + 3a2z4 - 2a2z6 + a3z-1 - 3a3z + 3a3z3 - a3z5

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5r = 6r = 7
j = 16           1
j = 14          3 
j = 12         51 
j = 10        83  
j = 8       85   
j = 6      108    
j = 4     88     
j = 2    710      
j = 0   510       
j = -2  15        
j = -4 15         
j = -6 1          
j = -81           


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, 39]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 39]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 4, 11, 3], X[16, 8, 17, 7], X[20, 13, 21, 14], 
 
>   X[22, 18, 5, 17], X[18, 22, 19, 21], X[14, 19, 15, 20], X[12, 10, 13, 9], 
 
>   X[8, 16, 9, 15], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 12, 1, 11]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -9, 8, -2, 11, -8, 4, -7, 9, -3, 5, -6, 
 
>    7, -4, 6, -5}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(7/2)    2      6       10                       3/2       5/2       7/2
-q       + ---- - ---- + ------- - 15 Sqrt[q] + 18 q    - 18 q    + 16 q    - 
            5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
           q      q
 
        9/2      11/2      13/2    15/2
>   13 q    + 8 q     - 4 q     + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -12    -10   4     -4   2       2      8      10      12      14      16
4 + q    + q    + -- + q   - -- - 3 q  - 2 q  + 3 q   - 3 q   + 3 q   + 2 q   - 
                   6          2
                  q          q
 
       18      20    24
>   2 q   + 3 q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 39]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                            3                                            3
   1       2      1    a   a    z    3 z   5 z   2 z            3     3 z
-(----) + ---- - --- - - + -- + -- - --- + --- - --- - 2 a z + a  z - ---- + 
   5       3     a z   z   z     7    5     3     a                     5
  a  z    a  z                  a    a     a                           a
 
       3    3               5    5
    4 z    z         3   2 z    z
>   ---- - -- - 2 a z  + ---- + --
      3    a               3    a
     a                    a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 39]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                              3
      -4   3     2    1      2      1    a   a    2 z   9 z   17 z   10 z
-2 - a   - -- - a  - ---- - ---- - --- + - + -- + --- + --- + ---- + ---- - 
            2         5      3     a z   z   z     7     5      3     a
           a         a  z   a  z                  a     a      a
 
                             2    2      2       2      3       3       3
               3        2   z    z    7 z    12 z    7 z    24 z    36 z
>   3 a z - 3 a  z + 7 z  - -- + -- + ---- + ----- - ---- - ----- - ----- - 
                             8    6     4      2       7      5       3
                            a    a     a      a       a      a       a
 
        3                                4      4       4       4
    19 z         3      3  3      4   2 z    5 z    26 z    29 z       2  4
>   ----- + 3 a z  + 3 a  z  - 7 z  + ---- - ---- - ----- - ----- + 3 a  z  + 
      a                                 8      6      4       2
                                       a      a      a       a
 
        5       5       5       5                            6       6
    10 z    24 z    23 z    12 z         5    3  5      6   z    13 z
>   ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + 2 a z  - a  z  + 5 z  - -- + ----- + 
      7       5       3       a                              8     6
     a       a       a                                      a     a
 
        6       6                7    7      7      7                      8
    34 z    27 z       2  6   4 z    z    4 z    2 z         7      8   6 z
>   ----- + ----- - 2 a  z  - ---- - -- + ---- - ---- - 3 a z  - 4 z  - ---- - 
      4       2                 7     5     3     a                       6
     a       a                 a     a     a                             a
 
        8       8      9      9      9    10    10
    12 z    10 z    4 z    7 z    3 z    z     z
>   ----- - ----- - ---- - ---- - ---- - --- - ---
      4       2       5      3     a      4     2
     a       a       a      a            a     a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
        2     1       1       1       5       1     5    5         2
10 + 7 q  + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + - + ---- + 10 q  t + 
             8  4    6  3    4  3    4  2    2  2   t    2
            q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t        q  t
 
       4        4  2       6  2      6  3      8  3      8  4      10  4
>   8 q  t + 8 q  t  + 10 q  t  + 8 q  t  + 8 q  t  + 5 q  t  + 8 q   t  + 
 
       10  5      12  5    12  6      14  6    16  7
>   3 q   t  + 5 q   t  + q   t  + 3 q   t  + q   t


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