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We construct Alexandrov-embedded complete minimal surfaces in
R3 which have genus zero and finitely many horizontal ends with
prescribed geometry at infinity: the ends of the surface must be
asymptotic to some prefixed Catenoids. This family of Catenoids
can be viewed as an immersed planar polygon. To do that
identify each Catenoid with the vector whose direction and length
are given by the axis and the neck of the Catenoid
respectively. As minimal surfaces are balanced systems,
the sum of these vectors must be zero or, equivalently, when we
draw these vectors consecutively we must have a closed
polygon.
We show that the
surface wanted exists if and only if the prescribed polygon is the
boundary of an immersed disk. Moreover, each one of these disks
produce a minimal surface. In particular, if the polygon is
embedded, then the above Plateau problem at infinity has
exactly one solution.
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