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PD Presentation: X6172 X2,16,3,15 X10,4,11,3 X14,6,15,5 X22,12,13,11 X12,14,5,13 X4,21,1,22 X20,17,21,18 X16,7,17,8 X8,20,9,19 X18,10,19,9

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

Jones Polynomial: q-3 - 4q-2 + 8q-1 - 12 + 18q - 20q2 + 21q3 - 17q4 + 14q5 - 8q6 + 4q7 - q8

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q-8 - 2q-6 + 2q-4 - q-2 + 4q2 - 3q4 + 6q6 + q8 + 5q10 + 6q12 + q14 + 6q16 + q20 + q22 - q24

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-6z-2 - 2a-6z2 - a-6z4 - 2a-4z-2 - a-4 + 6a-4z2 + 7a-4z4 + 2a-4z6 + a-2z-2 - 6a-2z2 - 9a-2z4 - 5a-2z6 - a-2z8 + 1 + 2z2 + 3z4 + z6

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-9z3 + a-9z5 + 2a-8z2 - 6a-8z4 + 4a-8z6 + 2a-7z3 - 10a-7z5 + 7a-7z7 + a-6z-2 - 3a-6 + a-6z2 + 3a-6z4 - 11a-6z6 + 8a-6z8 - 2a-5z-1 + 4a-5z - a-5z3 - a-5z5 - 5a-5z7 + 6a-5z9 + 2a-4z-2 - 4a-4 - 11a-4z2 + 37a-4z4 - 35a-4z6 + 11a-4z8 + 2a-4z10 - 2a-3z-1 + 4a-3z - 7a-3z3 + 24a-3z5 - 28a-3z7 + 12a-3z9 + a-2z-2 - a-2 - 16a-2z2 + 47a-2z4 - 41a-2z6 + 10a-2z8 + 2a-2z10 + a-1z3 + 4a-1z5 - 12a-1z7 + 6a-1z9 + 1 - 6z2 + 17z4 - 20z6 + 7z8 + 4az3 - 10az5 + 4az7 - 2a2z4 + a2z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5r = 6r = 7
j = 17           1
j = 15          3 
j = 13         51 
j = 11        93  
j = 9       107   
j = 7      117    
j = 5     910     
j = 3    911      
j = 1   511       
j = -1  37        
j = -3 15         
j = -5 3          
j = -71           


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]=   
3
In[3]:=
Show[DrawMorseLink[Link[11, Alternating, 438]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 438]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[2, 16, 3, 15], X[10, 4, 11, 3], X[14, 6, 15, 5], 
 
>   X[22, 12, 13, 11], X[12, 14, 5, 13], X[4, 21, 1, 22], X[20, 17, 21, 18], 
 
>   X[16, 7, 17, 8], X[8, 20, 9, 19], X[18, 10, 19, 9]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -2, 3, -7}, {4, -1, 9, -10, 11, -3, 5, -6}, 
 
>   {6, -4, 2, -9, 8, -11, 10, -8, 7, -5}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
       -3   4    8              2       3       4       5      6      7    8
-12 + q   - -- + - + 18 q - 20 q  + 21 q  - 17 q  + 14 q  - 8 q  + 4 q  - q
             2   q
            q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
 -8   2    2     -2      2      4      6    8      10      12    14      16
q   - -- + -- - q   + 4 q  - 3 q  + 6 q  + q  + 5 q   + 6 q   + q   + 6 q   + 
       6    4
      q    q
 
     20    22    24
>   q   + q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 438]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                                            2      2      2           4
     -4     1       2       1        2   2 z    6 z    6 z       4   z
1 - a   + ----- - ----- + ----- + 2 z  - ---- + ---- - ---- + 3 z  - -- + 
           6  2    4  2    2  2            6      4      2            6
          a  z    a  z    a  z            a      a      a            a
 
       4      4           6      6    8
    7 z    9 z     6   2 z    5 z    z
>   ---- - ---- + z  + ---- - ---- - --
      4      2           4      2     2
     a      a           a      a     a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 438]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
    3    4     -2     1       2       1      2      2     4 z   4 z      2
1 - -- - -- - a   + ----- + ----- + ----- - ---- - ---- + --- + --- - 6 z  + 
     6    4          6  2    4  2    2  2    5      3      5     3
    a    a          a  z    a  z    a  z    a  z   a  z   a     a
 
       2    2       2       2    3      3    3      3    3
    2 z    z    11 z    16 z    z    2 z    z    7 z    z         3       4
>   ---- + -- - ----- - ----- - -- + ---- - -- - ---- + -- + 4 a z  + 17 z  - 
      8     6     4       2      9     7     5     3    a
     a     a     a       a      a     a     a     a
 
       4      4       4       4              5       5    5       5      5
    6 z    3 z    37 z    47 z       2  4   z    10 z    z    24 z    4 z
>   ---- + ---- + ----- + ----- - 2 a  z  + -- - ----- - -- + ----- + ---- - 
      8      6      4       2                9     7      5     3      a
     a      a      a       a                a     a      a     a
 
                         6       6       6       6              7      7
          5       6   4 z    11 z    35 z    41 z     2  6   7 z    5 z
>   10 a z  - 20 z  + ---- - ----- - ----- - ----- + a  z  + ---- - ---- - 
                        8      6       4       2               7      5
                       a      a       a       a               a      a
 
        7       7                      8       8       8      9       9
    28 z    12 z         7      8   8 z    11 z    10 z    6 z    12 z
>   ----- - ----- + 4 a z  + 7 z  + ---- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ----- + 
      3       a                       6      4       2       5      3
     a                               a      a       a       a      a
 
       9      10      10
    6 z    2 z     2 z
>   ---- + ----- + -----
     a       4       2
            a       a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
          3     1       3       1       5      3      7    5 q       3
11 q + 9 q  + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + --- + --- + 11 q  t + 
               7  4    5  3    3  3    3  2      2   q t    t
              q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q t
 
       5         5  2       7  2      7  3       9  3      9  4      11  4
>   9 q  t + 10 q  t  + 11 q  t  + 7 q  t  + 10 q  t  + 7 q  t  + 9 q   t  + 
 
       11  5      13  5    13  6      15  6    17  7
>   3 q   t  + 5 q   t  + q   t  + 3 q   t  + q   t


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