[Abhyankar-Moh theorem][1] says that if $L$ is a complex line in the complex affine plane $\mathbb{C}^2$, then every embedding of $L$ into $\mathbb{C}^2$ extends to an automorphism of the plane. It seems that one can replace $\mathbb{C}$ by any algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic zero. > Are there 'similar' results for fields other than $k$, especially fields of characteristic zero, not necessarily algebraically closed? Also, it was mentioned in [Wikipedia][2] that there are generalizations of this theorem to higher dimensions. > Can one please explain what those generalizations are or give a reference? Any comments are welcome! [1]: https://eudml.org/doc/151610 [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhyankar%E2%80%93Moh_theorem