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

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

Jones Polynomial: - q1/2 + 2q3/2 - 6q5/2 + 8q7/2 - 12q9/2 + 13q11/2 - 14q13/2 + 13q15/2 - 9q17/2 + 6q19/2 - 3q21/2 + q23/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: q2 + 2q6 + 3q8 + q10 + 5q12 + 3q16 + q18 - 2q20 + q22 - 4q24 - q28 - q30 + q32 - q34

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: a-9z-1 + 2a-9z + 3a-9z3 + a-9z5 - a-7z-1 - 3a-7z - 5a-7z3 - 4a-7z5 - a-7z7 - 2a-5z-1 - 4a-5z - 5a-5z3 - 4a-5z5 - a-5z7 + 2a-3z-1 + 5a-3z + 4a-3z3 + a-3z5

Kauffman Polynomial: a-14z2 - a-14z4 + 3a-13z3 - 3a-13z5 + a-12 - 3a-12z2 + 6a-12z4 - 5a-12z6 + a-11z - 5a-11z3 + 8a-11z5 - 6a-11z7 - a-10z2 - 6a-10z4 + 10a-10z6 - 6a-10z8 + a-9z-1 - 3a-9z3 + a-9z5 + 5a-9z7 - 4a-9z9 - 3a-8 + 10a-8z2 - 23a-8z4 + 25a-8z6 - 7a-8z8 - a-8z10 + a-7z-1 - 2a-7z3 - 6a-7z5 + 15a-7z7 - 6a-7z9 + 4a-6z2 - 15a-6z4 + 17a-6z6 - 3a-6z8 - a-6z10 - 2a-5z-1 + 8a-5z - 16a-5z3 + 9a-5z5 + 3a-5z7 - 2a-5z9 + 3a-4 - 3a-4z2 - 5a-4z4 + 7a-4z6 - 2a-4z8 - 2a-3z-1 + 7a-3z - 9a-3z3 + 5a-3z5 - a-3z7

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2r = 3r = 4r = 5r = 6r = 7r = 8r = 9
j = 24           1
j = 22          2 
j = 20         41 
j = 18        52  
j = 16       84   
j = 14      65    
j = 12     78     
j = 10    56      
j = 8   37       
j = 6  35        
j = 4 15         
j = 2 1          
j = 01           


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, 56]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, Alternating, 56]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[12, 4, 13, 3], X[14, 8, 15, 7], X[16, 10, 17, 9], 
 
>   X[20, 12, 21, 11], X[22, 18, 5, 17], X[18, 22, 19, 21], X[8, 16, 9, 15], 
 
>   X[10, 20, 11, 19], X[2, 5, 3, 6], X[4, 14, 1, 13]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -10, 2, -11}, {10, -1, 3, -8, 4, -9, 5, -2, 11, -3, 8, -4, 6, -7, 
 
>    9, -5, 7, -6}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
              3/2      5/2      7/2       9/2       11/2       13/2
-Sqrt[q] + 2 q    - 6 q    + 8 q    - 12 q    + 13 q     - 14 q     + 
 
        15/2      17/2      19/2      21/2    23/2
>   13 q     - 9 q     + 6 q     - 3 q     + q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
 2      6      8    10      12      16    18      20    22      24    28
q  + 2 q  + 3 q  + q   + 5 q   + 3 q   + q   - 2 q   + q   - 4 q   - q   - 
 
     30    32    34
>   q   + q   - q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, Alternating, 56]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                                                       3      3      3      3
 1      1      2      2     2 z   3 z   4 z   5 z   3 z    5 z    5 z    4 z
---- - ---- - ---- + ---- + --- - --- - --- + --- + ---- - ---- - ---- + ---- + 
 9      7      5      3      9     7     5     3      9      7      5      3
a  z   a  z   a  z   a  z   a     a     a     a      a      a      a      a
 
     5      5      5    5    7    7
    z    4 z    4 z    z    z    z
>   -- - ---- - ---- + -- - -- - --
     9     7      5     3    7    5
    a     a      a     a    a    a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, Alternating, 56]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
                                                                2       2
 -12   3    3     1      1      2      2      z    8 z   7 z   z     3 z
a    - -- + -- + ---- + ---- - ---- - ---- + --- + --- + --- + --- - ---- - 
        8    4    9      7      5      3      11    5     3     14    12
       a    a    a  z   a  z   a  z   a  z   a     a     a     a     a
 
     2        2      2      2      3      3      3      3       3      3
    z     10 z    4 z    3 z    3 z    5 z    3 z    2 z    16 z    9 z
>   --- + ----- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ----- - ---- - 
     10     8       6      4     13     11      9      7      5       3
    a      a       a      a     a      a       a      a      a       a
 
     4       4      4       4       4      4      5      5    5      5      5
    z     6 z    6 z    23 z    15 z    5 z    3 z    8 z    z    6 z    9 z
>   --- + ---- - ---- - ----- - ----- - ---- - ---- + ---- + -- - ---- + ---- + 
     14    12     10      8       6       4     13     11     9     7      5
    a     a      a       a       a       a     a      a      a     a      a
 
       5      6       6       6       6      6      7      7       7      7
    5 z    5 z    10 z    25 z    17 z    7 z    6 z    5 z    15 z    3 z
>   ---- - ---- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- - ---- + ---- + ----- + ---- - 
      3     12      10      8       6       4     11      9      7       5
     a     a       a       a       a       a     a       a      a       a
 
     7      8      8      8      8      9      9      9    10    10
    z    6 z    7 z    3 z    2 z    4 z    6 z    2 z    z     z
>   -- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- - --- - ---
     3    10      8      6      4      9      7      5     8     6
    a    a       a      a      a      a      a      a     a     a
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
                     2    4
   4      6    -2   q    q       6        8        8  2      10  2      10  3
5 q  + 3 q  + t   + -- + -- + 5 q  t + 3 q  t + 7 q  t  + 5 q   t  + 6 q   t  + 
                    t    t
 
       12  3      12  4      14  4      14  5      16  5      16  6
>   7 q   t  + 8 q   t  + 6 q   t  + 5 q   t  + 8 q   t  + 4 q   t  + 
 
       18  6      18  7      20  7    20  8      22  8    24  9
>   5 q   t  + 2 q   t  + 4 q   t  + q   t  + 2 q   t  + q   t


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