Equivalences of monoidal model categories (Q1810411)

In [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc., III. Ser. 80, 491-511 (2000; Zbl 1026.18004)] the authors established sufficient conditions for extending Quillen model category structures to the associated categories of monoids (rings), modules and algebras over a monoidal model category. Here they continue that work and give sufficient conditions for extending Quillen equivalences of two monoidal categories to Quillen equivalences on the associated categories. The authors suppose that the Quillen equivalences are given by a pair of adjoint functors such that the right adjoint has a monoidal structure but the left adjoint only has a lax comonoidal. This situation is called a weak monoidal Quillen equivalence. They also give a sufficient criterion for showing that an adjoint pair is a weak monoidal Quillen equivalence. As an application, the authors extend the Dold-Kan equivalence of chain complexes and simplicial abelian groups to show that the model categories of simplicial rings, modules and algebras are Quillen equivalent to the associated model categories of connected differential graded rings, modules and algebras. They also show that the classification results given in [\textit{S. Schwede} and \textit{B. Shipley}, Topology 42, 103-153 (2003; Zbl 1013.55005)] concerning stable model categories can be translated to any of the other symmetric monoidal categories of spectra.