Example of polynomial in dynamics

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I am looking for an example of a post-critically finite polynomial $P$ (i.e. all critical points have finite orbit), which has both the following:

  • a critical point on its Julia set (such as the polynomial $z^2+i$)

  • a super-attracting cycle, other than $\infty$, i.e. a periodic orbit $z_0\mapsto z_1\mapsto \cdots\mapsto z_{n-1} \mapsto z_0$ such that at least one $z_i$ is a critical point (such as the polynomial $z^2-1$ that has a $2$-cycle $0\mapsto -1\mapsto 0$)

Is there some known example from the multibrot families $z^q+c$ or any other example?

How about a post-critically finite polynomial with two critical points on the Julia set?

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The polynomial $2z^3-3z^2+\dfrac{1}{2}$ has the desired properties. The critical points are at 0 and 1, with $$ 0\mapsto \frac12 \mapsto 0 \qquad\text{and}\qquad 1\mapsto -\frac12 \mapsto -\frac12. $$ The point $1$ lies on the Julia set itself. The following picture shows the filled Julia set for this function, with the two critical orbits marked in yellow and red, respectively.

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To find this example, I first decided to look for a cubic polynomial with one critical point of period two and one critical point that maps to a fixed point. I also decided (without loss of generality) that the critical points should be at $0$ and $1$, so the polynomial should have the form $f(z) = 2az^3-3az^2 + b$ for some constants $a$ and $b$. I then looked for values of $a$ and $b$ that satisfy the two equations $f(f(0))=0$ and $f(f(1)) = f(1)$.

As for having two critical points on the Julia set, the third Chebyshev polynomial $4z^3-3z$ has the line segment $[-1,1]$ on the real axis as its Julia set, and its two critical points are $\pm\dfrac12$.