2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/153525This an article about some elementary geometric and combinatorial natures of various knot energies. A related "new" knot invariant -- the X-crossing number -- is introduced.13 pages, amstex with epsf figuresQuantum AlgebraKnot energies and knot invariantstext