\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} \frac{1}{2} \Bigl(\frac{d\varphi}{dt} \Bigr)^2 - \varphi + \varphi_0 - a\cos{\varphi} - \sqrt{a^2-1}=0. \end{equation*} \end{document}