Properties of the Theta function

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Define the $\vartheta :\mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}$ by

$$\vartheta (s) = \sum_{m=-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-\pi m^2s}$$

Is this a smooth ($C^{\infty}$) function? I would like to think so, but I'm not sure due to the sum from $-\infty$ to $+\infty$.

On top of this, I was told that I should try to show

$$s^{-1/2}\vartheta(1/s) = \vartheta(s), \quad s > 0$$

To me this smells like I should use Fourier series, but I'm not sure how to use Fourier series on a function with an infinite series.

Could anyone possibly help me show these two facts?