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If $0\rightarrow K\rightarrow S$ is an injective ring homomorphism of commutative rings and if $M$ is an $S$-Module am I right that $M\otimes _K S\cong M$?

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No, this is false, even in very nice cases, for instance $M=S$, $K$ and $S$ are fields, and $S/K$ is finite (even Galois).

As an example, $\mathbb{C}\otimes_{\mathbb{R}} \mathbb{C}\simeq \mathbb{C}^2$.

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  • My problem in very particular case is this: If M is an K[x]-module(K is a field), I still cannot say that $ M\otimes_K{K[X]}$ is isomorphic to M. because in this case we know that M->M[x] is injective. – 4780 Mar 05 '20 at 10:53