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	L9a2 is $9_{31}^{2}$ in the Rolfsen table of links.

Link Presentations

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Planar diagram presentation	X6172 X14,7,15,8 X4,15,1,16 X12,6,13,5 X8493 X16,10,17,9 X18,12,5,11 X10,18,11,17 X2,14,3,13
Gauss code	{1, -9, 5, -3}, {4, -1, 2, -5, 6, -8, 7, -4, 9, -2, 3, -6, 8, -7}

A Braid Representative
A Morse Link Presentation

Polynomial invariants

Multivariable Alexander Polynomial (in $u$, Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle v} , Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle w} , ...)	Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{(t(1)-1) (t(2)-1) \left(t(2)^4-t(2)^3+t(2)^2-t(2)+1\right)}{\sqrt{t(1)} t(2)^{5/2}}} (db)
Jones polynomial	Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle -q^{15/2}+3 q^{13/2}-4 q^{11/2}+6 q^{9/2}-7 q^{7/2}+6 q^{5/2}-6 q^{3/2}+3 \sqrt{q}-\frac{3}{\sqrt{q}}+\frac{1}{q^{3/2}}} (db)
Signature	3 (db)
HOMFLY-PT polynomial	Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle z^7 a^{-3} -z^5 a^{-1} +5 z^5 a^{-3} -z^5 a^{-5} -3 z^3 a^{-1} +7 z^3 a^{-3} -3 z^3 a^{-5} +z a^{-3} -z a^{-5} +2 a^{-1} z^{-1} -3 a^{-3} z^{-1} + a^{-5} z^{-1} } (db)
Kauffman polynomial	$z^{3}a^{-9}+3z^{4}a^{-8}-2z^{2}a^{-8}+4z^{5}a^{-7}-3z^{3}a^{-7}+4z^{6}a^{-6}-3z^{4}a^{-6}-2z^{2}a^{-6}+a^{-6}+4z^{7}a^{-5}-8z^{5}a^{-5}+6z^{3}a^{-5}-2za^{-5}-a^{-5}z^{-1}+2z^{8}a^{-4}-2z^{6}a^{-4}-3z^{4}a^{-4}+3a^{-4}+7z^{7}a^{-3}-24z^{5}a^{-3}+22z^{3}a^{-3}-3za^{-3}-3a^{-3}z^{-1}+2z^{8}a^{-2}-5z^{6}a^{-2}+z^{2}a^{-2}+3a^{-2}+3z^{7}a^{-1}-12z^{5}a^{-1}+12z^{3}a^{-1}-za^{-1}-2a^{-1}z^{-1}+z^{6}-3z^{4}+z^{2}$ (db)

Khovanov Homology

The coefficients of the monomials Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle t^rq^j} are shown, along with their alternating sums Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \chi} (fixed Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle j} , alternation over Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r} ).

\   r    \    j   \ -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 χ 16                   1 1 14                 2   -2 12               2 1   1 10             4 2     -2 8           3 2       1 6         3 4         1 4       3 3           0 2     2 5             3 0   1 1               0 -2   2                 2 -4 1                   -1

Integral Khovanov Homology (db, data source)

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \dim{\mathcal G}_{2r+i}\operatorname{KH}^r_{\mathbb Z}} $i=2$ Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle i=4} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=-3} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=-2} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{2}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2} ${\mathbb {Z} }$ Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=-1} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2^{2}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{2}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=0} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{5}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2} ${\mathbb {Z} }^{3}$ Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=1} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{3}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2^{3}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{3}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=2} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{4}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2^{3}} ${\mathbb {Z} }^{3}$ Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=3} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{2}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2^{4}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{4}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=4} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{2}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2^{2}} ${\mathbb {Z} }^{2}$ Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=5} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}\oplus{\mathbb Z}_2^{2}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}^{2}} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=6} Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbb Z}_2} ${\mathbb {Z} }$

Computer Talk

Much of the above data can be recomputed by Mathematica using the package KnotTheory`. See A Sample KnotTheory` Session.

Modifying This Page

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