NOTES ON THE (2-DIMENSIONAL WHEELER-DEWITT EQUATION(1))

In contrast to other approaches to (2 + 1)-dimensional quantum gravity , the Wheeler-DeWitt equation appears to be too complicated to solve e xplicitly, even for simple spacetime topologies. Nevertheless, it is p ossible to obtain a good deal of information about solutions and their interpretation. In particular, strong evidence is presented that Whee ler-DeWitt quantization is not equivalent to reduced phase space quant ization.