\documentclass[12pt]{article} \begin{document} $$ E = \frac{1}{2} K_1 [1 + \cos(\phi)] + \frac{1}{2} K_2 [1 - \cos(2 \phi)] + \frac{1}{2} K_3 [1 + \cos(3 \phi)] + \frac{1}{2} K_4 [1 - \cos(4 \phi)] $$ \end{document}