\documentclass[12pt]{article} \begin{document} \begin{eqnarray*} E & = & E_a + E_{bb} + E_{ba} \\ E_a & = & K_2 (\theta - \theta_0)^2 + K_3 (\theta - \theta_0)^3 + K_4 (\theta - \theta_0)^4 \\ E_{bb} & = & M (r_{ij} - r_1) (r_{jk} - r_2) \\ E_{ba} & = & N_1 (r_{ij} - r_1) (\theta - \theta_0) + N_2 (r_{jk} - r_2) (\theta - \theta_0) \end{eqnarray*} \end{document}