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To most physicists, quantum mechanics must embrace the imaginary number i =square root of minus one is at least a common belief if not a mystery. We usethe famous example pq -qp = h/(2 pi i) to demonstrate the possible eliminationof i when constructing this noncommutative relationship. We then discuss therole of i in the formulation of Schroedinger's wave equation. Common to theoriginal development of these two quantum theories was the use of complexexponential to represent the fundamental variables (i.e., p, q, and the wavefunction). Understanding this complex function from the right perspective, aswe suggest in this essay, removes the mysteries surrounding the complex natureof quantum mechanics.

The mystery of square root of minus one in quantum mechanics, and its demystification