\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)}\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{3}}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \frac{{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{2} - {\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{2}}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1} + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r43570 = lambda1;
double r43571 = phi2;
double r43572 = cos(r43571);
double r43573 = lambda2;
double r43574 = r43570 - r43573;
double r43575 = sin(r43574);
double r43576 = r43572 * r43575;
double r43577 = phi1;
double r43578 = cos(r43577);
double r43579 = cos(r43574);
double r43580 = r43572 * r43579;
double r43581 = r43578 + r43580;
double r43582 = atan2(r43576, r43581);
double r43583 = r43570 + r43582;
return r43583;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r43584 = lambda1;
double r43585 = phi2;
double r43586 = cos(r43585);
double r43587 = sin(r43584);
double r43588 = lambda2;
double r43589 = cos(r43588);
double r43590 = r43587 * r43589;
double r43591 = cos(r43584);
double r43592 = sin(r43588);
double r43593 = r43591 * r43592;
double r43594 = r43590 - r43593;
double r43595 = r43586 * r43594;
double r43596 = phi1;
double r43597 = cos(r43596);
double r43598 = 3.0;
double r43599 = pow(r43597, r43598);
double r43600 = r43591 * r43589;
double r43601 = r43600 * r43586;
double r43602 = pow(r43601, r43598);
double r43603 = r43599 + r43602;
double r43604 = 2.0;
double r43605 = pow(r43601, r43604);
double r43606 = pow(r43597, r43604);
double r43607 = r43605 - r43606;
double r43608 = r43601 + r43597;
double r43609 = r43607 / r43608;
double r43610 = r43601 * r43609;
double r43611 = r43597 * r43597;
double r43612 = r43610 + r43611;
double r43613 = r43603 / r43612;
double r43614 = r43587 * r43592;
double r43615 = r43586 * r43614;
double r43616 = r43613 + r43615;
double r43617 = atan2(r43595, r43616);
double r43618 = r43584 + r43617;
return r43618;
}



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
Applied distribute-lft-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.3
Simplified0.3
rmApplied flip--0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2019303
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Midpoint on a great circle"
:precision binary64
(+ lambda1 (atan2 (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda1 lambda2))) (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))