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PD Presentation: X6172 X16,7,17,8 X17,1,18,4 X9,14,10,15 X3849 X5,11,6,10 X11,20,12,21 X19,22,20,5 X13,19,14,18 X21,12,22,13 X2,16,3,15

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

Jones Polynomial: q-15/2 - 2q-13/2 + 3q-11/2 - 4q-9/2 + 5q-7/2 - 6q-5/2 + 4q-3/2 - 4q-1/2 + 2q1/2 - q3/2

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-24 - q-22 - q-18 + q-16 + q-14 + 2q-10 + q-8 + 2q-6 + q-4 + 2 + q4 + q6

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

Kauffman Polynomial: - a-1z-1 + 2a-1z - a-1z3 + 3z2 - 2z4 - 2az-1 + 9az - 10az3 + 4az5 - az7 - 2a2 + 11a2z2 - 19a2z4 + 10a2z6 - 2a2z8 - 3a3z-1 + 16a3z - 21a3z3 + 6a3z5 + 2a3z7 - a3z9 + 8a4z2 - 24a4z4 + 18a4z6 - 4a4z8 - 3a5z-1 + 12a5z - 19a5z3 + 10a5z5 + a5z7 - a5z9 + 2a6 - 3a6z2 - 3a6z4 + 7a6z6 - 2a6z8 - a7z-1 + 3a7z - 7a7z3 + 8a7z5 - 2a7z7 + a8 - 3a8z2 + 4a8z4 - a8z6

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -7r = -6r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2
j = 4         1
j = 2        1 
j = 0       31 
j = -2      33  
j = -4     321  
j = -6    34    
j = -8   23     
j = -10  131     
j = -12 12       
j = -14 1        
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, NonAlternating, 8]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[11, NonAlternating, 8]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[6, 1, 7, 2], X[16, 7, 17, 8], X[17, 1, 18, 4], X[9, 14, 10, 15], 
 
>   X[3, 8, 4, 9], X[5, 11, 6, 10], X[11, 20, 12, 21], X[19, 22, 20, 5], 
 
>   X[13, 19, 14, 18], X[21, 12, 22, 13], X[2, 16, 3, 15]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -11, -5, 3}, {-6, -1, 2, 5, -4, 6, -7, 10, -9, 4, 11, -2, -3, 9, 
 
>    -8, 7, -10, 8}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(15/2)     2       3      4      5      6      4        4
q        - ----- + ----- - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 2 Sqrt[q] - 
            13/2    11/2    9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
           q       q       q      q      q      q
 
     3/2
>   q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -24    -22    -18    -16    -14    2     -8   2     -4    4    6
2 - q    - q    - q    + q    + q    + --- + q   + -- + q   + q  + q
                                        10          6
                                       q           q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[11, NonAlternating, 8]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
                  3      5    7
   1     2 a   3 a    3 a    a    z              3        5      7          3
-(---) + --- - ---- + ---- - -- - - + 4 a z - 7 a  z + 5 a  z - a  z + 2 a z  - 
  a z     z     z      z     z    a
 
       3  3      5  3    3  5
>   4 a  z  + 2 a  z  - a  z
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[11, NonAlternating, 8]][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   z
>   12 a  z + 3 a  z + 3 z  + 11 a  z  + 8 a  z  - 3 a  z  - 3 a  z  - -- - 
                                                                       a
 
          3       3  3       5  3      7  3      4       2  4       4  4
>   10 a z  - 21 a  z  - 19 a  z  - 7 a  z  - 2 z  - 19 a  z  - 24 a  z  - 
 
       6  4      8  4        5      3  5       5  5      7  5       2  6
>   3 a  z  + 4 a  z  + 4 a z  + 6 a  z  + 10 a  z  + 8 a  z  + 10 a  z  + 
 
        4  6      6  6    8  6      7      3  7    5  7      7  7      2  8
>   18 a  z  + 7 a  z  - a  z  - a z  + 2 a  z  + a  z  - 2 a  z  - 2 a  z  - 
 
       4  8      6  8    3  9    5  9
>   4 a  z  - 2 a  z  - a  z  - a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
     -4   3      1        1        1        2        1        3        2
3 + q   + -- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------ + ----- + 
           2    16  7    14  6    12  6    12  5    10  5    10  4    8  4
          q    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q   t    q  t
 
      1        3       3       4       3      2      3          2      4  2
>   ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + ---- + t + q  t + q  t
     10  3    8  3    6  3    6  2    4  2    4      2
    q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t   q  t


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