\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 - \left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1}}\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1}\right)\right)}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) + \cos \phi_1} + \lambda_1double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r1873721 = lambda1;
double r1873722 = phi2;
double r1873723 = cos(r1873722);
double r1873724 = lambda2;
double r1873725 = r1873721 - r1873724;
double r1873726 = sin(r1873725);
double r1873727 = r1873723 * r1873726;
double r1873728 = phi1;
double r1873729 = cos(r1873728);
double r1873730 = cos(r1873725);
double r1873731 = r1873723 * r1873730;
double r1873732 = r1873729 + r1873731;
double r1873733 = atan2(r1873727, r1873732);
double r1873734 = r1873721 + r1873733;
return r1873734;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r1873735 = phi2;
double r1873736 = cos(r1873735);
double r1873737 = lambda1;
double r1873738 = sin(r1873737);
double r1873739 = lambda2;
double r1873740 = cos(r1873739);
double r1873741 = r1873738 * r1873740;
double r1873742 = cos(r1873737);
double r1873743 = cbrt(r1873742);
double r1873744 = cbrt(r1873743);
double r1873745 = r1873744 * r1873744;
double r1873746 = r1873744 * r1873745;
double r1873747 = r1873746 * r1873743;
double r1873748 = sin(r1873739);
double r1873749 = r1873748 * r1873743;
double r1873750 = r1873747 * r1873749;
double r1873751 = r1873741 - r1873750;
double r1873752 = r1873736 * r1873751;
double r1873753 = r1873742 * r1873740;
double r1873754 = r1873738 * r1873748;
double r1873755 = r1873753 + r1873754;
double r1873756 = r1873736 * r1873755;
double r1873757 = phi1;
double r1873758 = cos(r1873757);
double r1873759 = r1873756 + r1873758;
double r1873760 = atan2(r1873752, r1873759);
double r1873761 = r1873760 + r1873737;
return r1873761;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.8
rmApplied sin-diff0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.2
Applied associate-*l*0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2019169 +o rules:numerics
(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)))))))