On fields having the extension property (Q1184037)

Let \(K\) and \(L\) be fields and let \(T\) denote an indeterminate over \(K\) and \(L\). \(K\) is said to have the extension property if every automorphism of \(K(T)\) extends an automorphism of \(K\). The authors introduce an new extension property, called the generalized extension property (G.E.P.). \(K\) is said to have the G.E.P. if for every field \(L\) and every field homomorphism \(\varphi:K\to L(T)\), \(\varphi(K)\subseteq L\). The authors show if \(K\) is a henselian field, then it is G.E.P. . They prove that there exist fields that are neither G.E.P. nor purely transcendental extensions of other fields. Several open problems are listed.