Closed-Form Solution for f(A,B) Equation

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Does anybody know a closed for

[tex]f(A,B) = \sum_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}e^{-Bn^2 + iAn}[/tex]

with A real and B positive.
 
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I can't believe that.
I tried to calculate the density operator in position rep. for a particle on a circle. You get the exp(iAn) term from the eigenfunctions on the circle; A contains the angle. And you get the exp(-Bn2) from exp(-H/T).
So it's nothing exotic.