\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \left(\sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1} \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r87449 = lambda1;
double r87450 = lambda2;
double r87451 = r87449 - r87450;
double r87452 = sin(r87451);
double r87453 = phi2;
double r87454 = cos(r87453);
double r87455 = r87452 * r87454;
double r87456 = phi1;
double r87457 = cos(r87456);
double r87458 = sin(r87453);
double r87459 = r87457 * r87458;
double r87460 = sin(r87456);
double r87461 = r87460 * r87454;
double r87462 = cos(r87451);
double r87463 = r87461 * r87462;
double r87464 = r87459 - r87463;
double r87465 = atan2(r87455, r87464);
return r87465;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r87466 = lambda1;
double r87467 = sin(r87466);
double r87468 = lambda2;
double r87469 = cos(r87468);
double r87470 = r87467 * r87469;
double r87471 = cos(r87466);
double r87472 = cbrt(r87471);
double r87473 = r87472 * r87472;
double r87474 = -r87468;
double r87475 = sin(r87474);
double r87476 = r87472 * r87475;
double r87477 = r87473 * r87476;
double r87478 = r87470 + r87477;
double r87479 = phi2;
double r87480 = cos(r87479);
double r87481 = r87478 * r87480;
double r87482 = phi1;
double r87483 = cos(r87482);
double r87484 = sin(r87479);
double r87485 = r87483 * r87484;
double r87486 = r87471 * r87469;
double r87487 = sin(r87482);
double r87488 = r87487 * r87480;
double r87489 = r87486 * r87488;
double r87490 = sin(r87468);
double r87491 = r87467 * r87490;
double r87492 = r87491 * r87488;
double r87493 = r87489 + r87492;
double r87494 = r87485 - r87493;
double r87495 = atan2(r87481, r87494);
return r87495;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 13.0
rmApplied sub-neg13.0
Applied sin-sum6.9
Simplified6.9
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-lft-in0.2
Simplified0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.2
Applied associate-*l*0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2019212 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Bearing on a great circle"
:precision binary64
(atan2 (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2)) (- (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))