Univalent polynomials and Hubbard trees
We study rational functions $f$ of degree $d$, univalent in the exterior unit disc, with $f(\mathbb{T})$ having the maximal number of cusps ($d+1$) and double points $(d-2)$. We introduce a bi-angled tree associated to any such $f$. It is proven that any bi-angled tree is realizable by such an $f$, and moreover, $f$ is essentially uniquely determined by its associated bi-angled tree. We connect this class of rational maps and their associated bi-angled trees to the class of anti-holomorphic polynomials of degree $d$ with $d-1$ distinct, fixed critical points and their associated Hubbard trees.