Quantum Gravity in 2+1 Dimensions

1. Why (2+1)-dimensional gravity? 2. Classical general relativity in 2+1 dimensions 3. A field guide to the (2+1)-dimensional spacetimes 4. Geometric structures and Chern-Simons theory 5. Canonical quantization in reduced phase space 6. The connection representation 7. Operator algebras and loops 8. The Wheeler-DeWitt equation 9. Lorentzian path integrals 10. Euclidian path integrals and quantum cosmology 11. Lattice methods 12. The (2+1)-dimensional black hole 13. Next steps Appendix A. The topology of manifolds Appendix B. Lorentzian metrics and causal structure Appendix C. Differential geometry and fiber bundles References Index.