\documentclass[12pt]{article} \begin{document} $$ E = K (r - R_c)^ 2 (r - R_c - B_1) (r - R_c - B_2) + U_0 + 4 \epsilon \left[ \left(\frac{\sigma}{r}\right)^{12} - \left(\frac{\sigma}{r}\right)^6 \right] + \epsilon $$ \end{document}