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Defining the translated Gaussians by $f_t(x)=\exp(-(x-t)^2)$ for $t,x\in\Bbb{R}$, we showed that the linear span of $\{f_t \mid 0 \le t < \epsilon\}$ is dense in $L^2(\Bbb{R})$, for any $\epsilon>0$. As a consequence, low-frequency trigonometric functions are dense in $L^2([a,b])$. The proof of the first result uses Hermite functions, and the second one follows by taking the Fourier transform of the first. (Arxiv link.)

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Approximating with translated Gaussians and low-frequency trig functions

Defining the translated Gaussians by $f_t(x)=\exp(-(x-t)^2)$ for $t,x\in\Bbb{R}$, we showed that the linear span of $\{f_t \mid 0 \le t < \epsilon\}$ is dense in $L^2(\Bbb{R})$, for any $\epsilon>0$. As a consequence, low-frequency trigonometric functions are dense in $L^2([a,b])$. (Arxiv link.)

Two reviewers told us that these results "must be known" but didn't provide references. What would be a good place to look for results like these?