For a system coupled to a thermal bath we prove the convergence of the multitime correlation functions of system observables in the weak and singular coupling limits. The limiting correlation functions are given by the quantum regression law. Therefore, our result implies that in the limit the dynamics of the system are governed by a quantum stochastic process in the sense of Lindblad.
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