I'm looking a counterexample.
A free module over a principal ring such that it exists a submodule
which is not free. (Of course it's impossible when the module is
finitely generated).
Thanks and regards.
EDIT: The main problem I have is to prove that $Z^{N}$ or $Z_{2}^{N}$ are free. Otherwise I think they could be a good couterexemple. Maybe it's possible to find easier solution.
Best Answer
You can't find such a counterexample since it is a direct consequence of the following theorem:
(Bourbaki, Algebra, ch.7, Modules over Principal Ideal Domains, ยง3 theorem 1).
Another consequence is that a submodule of a projective module over a Dedekind domain is projective.