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

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

Jones Polynomial: q-15/2 - 3q-13/2 + 8q-11/2 - 15q-9/2 + 21q-7/2 - 26q-5/2 + 26q-3/2 - 24q-1/2 + 18q1/2 - 12q3/2 + 5q5/2 - q7/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-24 - q-22 + q-20 - 3q-18 + 5q-14 - 3q-12 + 5q-10 - q-6 + 4q-4 - 4q-2 + 7 - 2q2 + 4q6 - 3q8 + q10

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a-1z-1 - a-1z - a-1z3 - a-1z5 + 2az-1 + 4az + 5az3 + 3az5 + az7 - 3a3z-1 - 7a3z - 7a3z3 - 3a3z5 + 3a5z-1 + 5a5z + 3a5z3 - a7z-1 - a7z

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-3z5 + 3a-2z4 - 5a-2z6 - a-1z-1 + 2a-1z - 6a-1z3 + 16a-1z5 - 12a-1z7 + 3z2 - 9z4 + 22z6 - 15z8 - 2az-1 + 9az - 24az3 + 32az5 - 4az7 - 9az9 - 2a2 + 11a2z2 - 39a2z4 + 58a2z6 - 25a2z8 - 2a2z10 - 3a3z-1 + 16a3z - 33a3z3 + 23a3z5 + 12a3z7 - 14a3z9 + 8a4z2 - 32a4z4 + 40a4z6 - 15a4z8 - 2a4z10 - 3a5z-1 + 12a5z - 21a5z3 + 15a5z5 + a5z7 - 5a5z9 + 2a6 - 3a6z2 - 2a6z4 + 8a6z6 - 5a6z8 - a7z-1 + 3a7z - 6a7z3 + 7a7z5 - 3a7z7 + a8 - 3a8z2 + 3a8z4 - a8z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4
j = 8           1
j = 6          4 
j = 4         81 
j = 2        104  
j = 0       148   
j = -2      1412    
j = -4     1212     
j = -6    914      
j = -8   612       
j = -10  29        
j = -12 16         
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, 41]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 41]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 4, 11, 3], X[22, 15, 5, 16], X[16, 7, 17, 8], 
 
>   X[20, 18, 21, 17], X[14, 10, 15, 9], X[12, 19, 13, 20], X[18, 13, 19, 14], 
 
>   X[8, 21, 9, 22], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 12, 1, 11]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 4, -9, 6, -2, 11, -7, 8, -6, 3, -4, 5, -8, 
 
>    7, -5, 9, -3}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(15/2)     3       8      15     21     26     26      24
q        - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 18 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
>   12 q    + 5 q    - q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -24    -22    -20    3     5     3     5     -6   4    4       2      6
7 - q    - q    + q    - --- + --- - --- + --- - q   + -- - -- - 2 q  + 4 q  - 
                          18    14    12    10          4    2
                         q     q     q     q           q    q
 
       8    10
>   3 q  + q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 41]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                  3      5    7                                         3
   1     2 a   3 a    3 a    a    z              3        5      7     z
-(---) + --- - ---- + ---- - -- - - + 4 a z - 7 a  z + 5 a  z - a  z - -- + 
  a z     z     z      z     z    a                                    a
 
                                  5
         3      3  3      5  3   z         5      3  5      7
>   5 a z  - 7 a  z  + 3 a  z  - -- + 3 a z  - 3 a  z  + a z
                                 a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 41]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                   3      5    7
    2      6    8    1    2 a   3 a    3 a    a    2 z               3
-2 a  + 2 a  + a  - --- - --- - ---- - ---- - -- + --- + 9 a z + 16 a  z + 
                    a z    z     z      z     z     a
 
                                                                          3
        5        7        2       2  2      4  2      6  2      8  2   6 z
>   12 a  z + 3 a  z + 3 z  + 11 a  z  + 8 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 3 a  z  - ---- - 
                                                                        a
 
                                                        4
          3       3  3       5  3      7  3      4   3 z        2  4
>   24 a z  - 33 a  z  - 21 a  z  - 6 a  z  - 9 z  + ---- - 39 a  z  - 
                                                       2
                                                      a
 
                                    5       5
        4  4      6  4      8  4   z    16 z          5       3  5       5  5
>   32 a  z  - 2 a  z  + 3 a  z  - -- + ----- + 32 a z  + 23 a  z  + 15 a  z  + 
                                    3     a
                                   a
 
                         6                                               7
       7  5       6   5 z        2  6       4  6      6  6    8  6   12 z
>   7 a  z  + 22 z  - ---- + 58 a  z  + 40 a  z  + 8 a  z  - a  z  - ----- - 
                        2                                              a
                       a
 
         7       3  7    5  7      7  7       8       2  8       4  8
>   4 a z  + 12 a  z  + a  z  - 3 a  z  - 15 z  - 25 a  z  - 15 a  z  - 
 
       6  8        9       3  9      5  9      2  10      4  10
>   5 a  z  - 9 a z  - 14 a  z  - 5 a  z  - 2 a  z   - 2 a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
     12     1        2        1        6        2        9        6      12
14 + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + 
      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
 
      9      14      12      12     14              2        2  2      4  2
>   ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + 8 t + 10 q  t + 4 q  t  + 8 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  + 4 q  t  + q  t


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