Minimal surfaces in the three-Sphere by doubling the Clifford Torus

We construct embedded closed minimal surfaces in the round three-sphere ${\Bbb S}^3(1)$, resembling two parallel copies of the Clifford torus, joined by $m^2$ small catenoidal bridges symmetrically arranged along a square lattice of points on the torus.

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