Solution of the heat equation and Fourier series

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We consider the heat equation: $\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}(r,x)=\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2}(r,x),(r,x) \in \mathbb{R}^*_+ \times \mathbb{R}.$

We want to find a solution of this equation using Fourier series.

I know that $p(r,x)=\sum_{k \in \mathbb{Z}}e^{2 \pi i k x}e^{-(2 \pi k)^2 r},(r,x) \in \mathbb{R}^*_+ \times \mathbb{R}$ is a solution, and we can prove it by showing that $p$ verifies the equation.

Given the equation $\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}(r,x)=\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2}(r,x),$ how to obtain the expression of $p$?