\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(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right)}^{3}}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) - \cos \phi_1\right)} + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r37608 = lambda1;
double r37609 = phi2;
double r37610 = cos(r37609);
double r37611 = lambda2;
double r37612 = r37608 - r37611;
double r37613 = sin(r37612);
double r37614 = r37610 * r37613;
double r37615 = phi1;
double r37616 = cos(r37615);
double r37617 = cos(r37612);
double r37618 = r37610 * r37617;
double r37619 = r37616 + r37618;
double r37620 = atan2(r37614, r37619);
double r37621 = r37608 + r37620;
return r37621;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r37622 = lambda1;
double r37623 = phi2;
double r37624 = cos(r37623);
double r37625 = sin(r37622);
double r37626 = lambda2;
double r37627 = cos(r37626);
double r37628 = r37625 * r37627;
double r37629 = cos(r37622);
double r37630 = sin(r37626);
double r37631 = r37629 * r37630;
double r37632 = r37628 - r37631;
double r37633 = r37624 * r37632;
double r37634 = phi1;
double r37635 = cos(r37634);
double r37636 = 3.0;
double r37637 = pow(r37635, r37636);
double r37638 = r37629 * r37627;
double r37639 = r37624 * r37638;
double r37640 = pow(r37639, r37636);
double r37641 = r37637 + r37640;
double r37642 = r37635 * r37635;
double r37643 = r37624 * r37627;
double r37644 = r37629 * r37643;
double r37645 = r37644 - r37635;
double r37646 = r37644 * r37645;
double r37647 = r37642 + r37646;
double r37648 = r37641 / r37647;
double r37649 = r37625 * r37630;
double r37650 = r37649 * r37624;
double r37651 = r37648 + r37650;
double r37652 = atan2(r37633, r37651);
double r37653 = r37622 + r37652;
return r37653;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.9
rmApplied sin-diff0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2019325
(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)))))))