OWAISH HARBI MOBAREK2022-06-022022-06-025458https://drepo.sdl.edu.sa/handle/20.500.14154/61078en-USAPPROXIMATIONS IN DENSITY- FUNCTIONAL THEORY USING AN OPTIMIZED COMPOSITE EFFECTIVE POTENTIAL, AND SIMPLE GRADIENT EXPANSIONS OF THE KINETIC AND EXCHANGE ENERGY DENSITY FUNCTIONALS .Thesis