Using the Caldirola-Kanai formalism. we study the statistical properties of
damped quantum particles driven by an arbitrary stationary noise. We devel
op a new method to solve the corresponding time-dependent Schrodinger equat
ion and derive exact expressions for the dispersion of the particle coordin
ate and the particle velocity. These expressions are used to investigate in
detail the phenomena of anomalous diffusion, stochastic localization, and
stochastic acceleration. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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