Let $(M,\otimes)$ be a small symmetric monoidal category. Is it possible to choose in each isomorphy class $[A]$ a representative $A_0$ and for each $A\in M$ an isomorphism $\phi_A:A\to A_0$ in a way that for any $A,B\in M$ the equation $$ \phi_{A\otimes B}=\phi_{A\otimes B_0}\circ(1\otimes\phi_B) $$ holds?
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$\begingroup$ I would try disproving that claim by taking the category to be the strict 2-group with two elements, each element with an automorphism group $\mathbb Z/2$ and all that equipped with the non-trivial associator $\alpha\in H^3(\mathbb Z/2,\mathbb Z/2)$. $\endgroup$– André HenriquesMay 20, 2013 at 20:14
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$\begingroup$ Sorry... this is not symmetric monoidal. $\endgroup$– André HenriquesMay 20, 2013 at 20:17
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1$\begingroup$ Have you tried the category of finitely generated projective $R$-modules? $\endgroup$– Martin BrandenburgJun 17, 2013 at 17:04
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