Average Error: 13.9 → 1.3

Time: 22.0s

Precision: 64

Internal Precision: 128

\[wj - \frac{wj \cdot e^{wj} - x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\]

↓

\[\frac{x}{e^{wj} + e^{wj} \cdot wj} + (wj \cdot \left(wj - wj \cdot wj\right) + \left({wj}^{4}\right))_*\]

Error

The X axis uses an exponential scale — Bits error versus `wj`

Target

Original	13.9
Target	13.1
Herbie	1.3

\[wj - \left(\frac{wj}{wj + 1} - \frac{x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\right)\]

Derivation

Initial program 13.9
\[wj - \frac{wj \cdot e^{wj} - x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\]
Using strategy rm
Applied div-sub13.9
\[\leadsto wj - \color{blue}{\left(\frac{wj \cdot e^{wj}}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}} - \frac{x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\right)}\]
Applied associate--r-7.6
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(wj - \frac{wj \cdot e^{wj}}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\right) + \frac{x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}}\]
Taylor expanded around 0 1.3
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left({wj}^{2} + {wj}^{4}\right) - {wj}^{3}\right)} + \frac{x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\]
Simplified1.3
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{(wj \cdot \left(wj - wj \cdot wj\right) + \left({wj}^{4}\right))_*} + \frac{x}{e^{wj} + wj \cdot e^{wj}}\]
Final simplification1.3
\[\leadsto \frac{x}{e^{wj} + e^{wj} \cdot wj} + (wj \cdot \left(wj - wj \cdot wj\right) + \left({wj}^{4}\right))_*\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019093 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (wj x)
  :name "Jmat.Real.lambertw, newton loop step"

  :herbie-target
  (- wj (- (/ wj (+ wj 1)) (/ x (+ (exp wj) (* wj (exp wj))))))

  (- wj (/ (- (* wj (exp wj)) x) (+ (exp wj) (* wj (exp wj))))))