Regularization and conformal transformations of the power spectrum in general single field inflation

Abstract: The regularization of the CMB power spectrum is an important issue of cosmology. Most approaches assume that there is no need to regularize the power spectrum, while Parker advocated the new regularization approach for the power spectrum in 2007: the adiabatic regularization, which was originally developed for particle creation in curved spacetime. This thesis focuses on this issue, especially concerning adiabatic subtraction terms. The subtraction terms for minimally coupled slow-roll inflation are well known. We extend the view to more generic inflation models, and derive the subtraction terms for k-inflation models. Via the method of Urakawa-Starobinsky, we consider the time development of the subtraction term at late times. We also consider the non-minimally coupled case, and show that the adiabatic regularization is independent of the frame: Jordan or Einstein frames.