\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{\left(\left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right)} + \cos \phi_1} + \lambda_1double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r2284689 = lambda1;
double r2284690 = phi2;
double r2284691 = cos(r2284690);
double r2284692 = lambda2;
double r2284693 = r2284689 - r2284692;
double r2284694 = sin(r2284693);
double r2284695 = r2284691 * r2284694;
double r2284696 = phi1;
double r2284697 = cos(r2284696);
double r2284698 = cos(r2284693);
double r2284699 = r2284691 * r2284698;
double r2284700 = r2284697 + r2284699;
double r2284701 = atan2(r2284695, r2284700);
double r2284702 = r2284689 + r2284701;
return r2284702;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r2284703 = phi2;
double r2284704 = cos(r2284703);
double r2284705 = lambda1;
double r2284706 = sin(r2284705);
double r2284707 = lambda2;
double r2284708 = cos(r2284707);
double r2284709 = r2284706 * r2284708;
double r2284710 = cos(r2284705);
double r2284711 = sin(r2284707);
double r2284712 = r2284710 * r2284711;
double r2284713 = r2284709 - r2284712;
double r2284714 = r2284704 * r2284713;
double r2284715 = r2284711 * r2284706;
double r2284716 = r2284710 * r2284708;
double r2284717 = r2284715 + r2284716;
double r2284718 = r2284704 * r2284717;
double r2284719 = r2284718 * r2284718;
double r2284720 = r2284719 * r2284718;
double r2284721 = cbrt(r2284720);
double r2284722 = phi1;
double r2284723 = cos(r2284722);
double r2284724 = r2284721 + r2284723;
double r2284725 = atan2(r2284714, r2284724);
double r2284726 = r2284725 + r2284705;
return r2284726;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.8
rmApplied sin-diff0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
rmApplied add-cbrt-cube0.3
Applied add-cbrt-cube0.3
Applied cbrt-unprod0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2019165
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Midpoint on a great circle"
(+ lambda1 (atan2 (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda1 lambda2))) (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))