  The momentum and density dependence of mean fields in symmetric and
asymmetric nuclear matter are analysed using the simple density dependent
finite range effective interaction containing a single Gaussian term alongwith
the zero-range terms. Within the formalism developed, it is possible to
reproduce the various diverging predictions on the momentum and density
dependence of isovector part of the mean field in asymmetric matter. The finite
nucleus calculation is formulated for the simple Gaussian interaction in the
framework of quasilocal density functional theory. The prediction of energies
and charge radii of the interaction for the spherical nuclei compares well with
the results of other effective theories.
