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PD Presentation: X8192 X10,3,11,4 X12,6,13,5 X14,11,7,12 X4,14,5,13 X2738 X6,9,1,10

Gauss Code: {{1, -6, 2, -5, 3, -7}, {6, -1, 7, -2, 4, -3, 5, -4}}

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

A2 (sl(3)) Invariant: - q-18 + q-14 + 2q-10 + 2q-8 + 2q-6 + 2q-4 + 1 - q2 + q6

HOMFLY-PT Polynomial: - a-1z - az-1 + az3 + a3z-1 + a3z + a3z3 - a5z

Kauffman Polynomial: a-1z - a-1z3 + 2z2 - 2z4 + az-1 - 2az + 2az3 - 2az5 - a2 + 2a2z2 - a2z4 - a2z6 + a3z-1 - 6a3z + 8a3z3 - 4a3z5 + 2a4z2 - a4z6 - 3a5z + 5a5z3 - 2a5z5 + 2a6z2 - a6z4

Khovanov Homology:
trqj r = -5r = -4r = -3r = -2r = -1r = 0r = 1r = 2
j = 4       1
j = 2      1 
j = 0     21 
j = -2    22  
j = -4   21   
j = -6  13    
j = -8 11     
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[7, Alternating, 5]]]
Out[3]=   
 -Graphics- 
In[4]:=
PD[L = Link[7, Alternating, 5]]
Out[4]=   
PD[X[8, 1, 9, 2], X[10, 3, 11, 4], X[12, 6, 13, 5], X[14, 11, 7, 12], 
 
>   X[4, 14, 5, 13], X[2, 7, 3, 8], X[6, 9, 1, 10]]
In[5]:=
GaussCode[L]
Out[5]=   
GaussCode[{1, -6, 2, -5, 3, -7}, {6, -1, 7, -2, 4, -3, 5, -4}]
In[6]:=
Jones[L][q]
Out[6]=   
 -(11/2)    2      2      4      3        3                   3/2
q        - ---- + ---- - ---- + ---- - ------- + 2 Sqrt[q] - q
            9/2    7/2    5/2    3/2   Sqrt[q]
           q      q      q      q
In[7]:=
A2Invariant[L][q]
Out[7]=   
     -18    -14    2    2    2    2     2    6
1 - q    + q    + --- + -- + -- + -- - q  + q
                   10    8    6    4
                  q     q    q    q
In[8]:=
HOMFLYPT[Link[7, Alternating, 5]][a, z]
Out[8]=   
        3
  a    a    z    3      5        3    3  3
-(-) + -- - - + a  z - a  z + a z  + a  z
  z    z    a
In[9]:=
Kauffman[Link[7, Alternating, 5]][a, z]
Out[9]=   
           3
  2   a   a    z              3        5        2      2  2      4  2
-a  + - + -- + - - 2 a z - 6 a  z - 3 a  z + 2 z  + 2 a  z  + 2 a  z  + 
      z   z    a
 
               3
       6  2   z         3      3  3      5  3      4    2  4    6  4        5
>   2 a  z  - -- + 2 a z  + 8 a  z  + 5 a  z  - 2 z  - a  z  - a  z  - 2 a z  - 
              a
 
       3  5      5  5    2  6    4  6
>   4 a  z  - 2 a  z  - a  z  - a  z
In[10]:=
Kh[L][q, t]
Out[10]=   
    2      1        1        1       1       1       3       2      1
2 + -- + ------ + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ----- + ---- + 
     2    12  5    10  4    8  4    8  3    6  3    6  2    4  2    4
    q    q   t    q   t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t    q  t
 
     2          2      4  2
>   ---- + t + q  t + q  t
     2
    q  t


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