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

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

Jones Polynomial: - q-11/2 + 2q-9/2 - 5q-7/2 + 8q-5/2 - 10q-3/2 + 12q-1/2 - 13q1/2 + 11q3/2 - 9q5/2 + 5q7/2 - 3q9/2 + q11/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-18 + q-16 + 3q-12 - 2q-8 + q-6 - 3q-4 + 1 + 3q4 - q6 + 3q8 + 2q10 - q12 + 2q14 - q18

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-5z - a-3z-1 - 2a-3z - 2a-3z3 + a-1z-1 + 2a-1z + a-1z3 + a-1z5 + az-1 + az + az3 + az5 - 2a3z-1 - 3a3z - 2a3z3 + a5z-1 + a5z

Kauffman Polynomial: a-6z2 - a-6z4 - 2a-5z + 4a-5z3 - 3a-5z5 + 3a-4z4 - 4a-4z6 + a-3z-1 - 5a-3z + 7a-3z3 - 4a-3z7 - a-2 + a-2z4 + 3a-2z6 - 4a-2z8 + a-1z-1 - 3a-1z + 2a-1z3 + 3a-1z7 - 3a-1z9 - 2 + 5z2 - 12z4 + 15z6 - 4z8 - z10 - az-1 + 8az - 13az3 + 12az7 - 5az9 - 3a2 + 8a2z2 - 18a2z4 + 16a2z6 - 2a2z8 - a2z10 - 2a3z-1 + 13a3z - 20a3z3 + 8a3z5 + 4a3z7 - 2a3z9 - a4 + 4a4z2 - 9a4z4 + 8a4z6 - 2a4z8 - a5z-1 + 5a5z - 8a5z3 + 5a5z5 - a5z7

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5
j = 12           1
j = 10          2 
j = 8         31 
j = 6        62  
j = 4       53   
j = 2      86    
j = 0     67     
j = -2    46      
j = -4   46       
j = -6  14        
j = -8 14         
j = -10 1          
j = -121           


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, 43]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 43]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[10, 4, 11, 3], X[18, 8, 19, 7], X[22, 13, 5, 14], 
 
>   X[20, 15, 21, 16], X[16, 19, 17, 20], X[14, 21, 15, 22], X[12, 10, 13, 9], 
 
>   X[8, 18, 9, 17], 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, 5, -6, 9, -3, 
 
>    6, -5, 7, -4}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
  -(11/2)    2      5      8      10      12                       3/2
-q        + ---- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ------- - 13 Sqrt[q] + 11 q    - 
             9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
            q      q      q      q
 
       5/2      7/2      9/2    11/2
>   9 q    + 5 q    - 3 q    + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -18    -16    3    2     -6   3       4    6      8      10    12
1 + q    + q    + --- - -- + q   - -- + 3 q  - q  + 3 q  + 2 q   - q   + 
                   12    8          4
                  q     q          q
 
       14    18
>   2 q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 43]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                       3    5                                             3
   1       1    a   2 a    a    z    2 z   2 z            3      5     2 z
-(----) + --- + - - ---- + -- + -- - --- + --- + a z - 3 a  z + a  z - ---- + 
   3      a z   z    z     z     5    3     a                            3
  a  z                          a    a                                  a
 
     3                     5
    z       3      3  3   z       5
>   -- + a z  - 2 a  z  + -- + a z
    a                     a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 43]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                           3    5
      -2      2    4    1      1    a   2 a    a    2 z   5 z   3 z
-2 - a   - 3 a  - a  + ---- + --- - - - ---- - -- - --- - --- - --- + 8 a z + 
                        3     a z   z    z     z     5     3     a
                       a  z                         a     a
 
                               2                          3      3      3
        3        5        2   z       2  2      4  2   4 z    7 z    2 z
>   13 a  z + 5 a  z + 5 z  + -- + 8 a  z  + 4 a  z  + ---- + ---- + ---- - 
                               6                         5      3     a
                              a                         a      a
 
                                            4      4    4
          3       3  3      5  3       4   z    3 z    z        2  4
>   13 a z  - 20 a  z  - 8 a  z  - 12 z  - -- + ---- + -- - 18 a  z  - 
                                            6     4     2
                                           a     a     a
 
                 5                                  6      6
       4  4   3 z       3  5      5  5       6   4 z    3 z        2  6
>   9 a  z  - ---- + 8 a  z  + 5 a  z  + 15 z  - ---- + ---- + 16 a  z  + 
                5                                  4      2
               a                                  a      a
 
                 7      7                                         8
       4  6   4 z    3 z          7      3  7    5  7      8   4 z       2  8
>   8 a  z  - ---- + ---- + 12 a z  + 4 a  z  - a  z  - 4 z  - ---- - 2 a  z  - 
                3     a                                          2
               a                                                a
 
                 9
       4  8   3 z         9      3  9    10    2  10
>   2 a  z  - ---- - 5 a z  - 2 a  z  - z   - a  z
               a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
       2     1        1        1       4       1       4       4       6
7 + 8 q  + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + 
            12  6    10  5    8  5    8  4    6  4    6  3    4  3    4  2
           q   t    q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t
 
      4     6    6        2        4        4  2      6  2      6  3
>   ----- + - + ---- + 6 q  t + 5 q  t + 3 q  t  + 6 q  t  + 2 q  t  + 
     2  2   t    2
    q  t        q  t
 
       8  3    8  4      10  4    12  5
>   3 q  t  + q  t  + 2 q   t  + q   t


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