Midpoint on a great circle

Average Error: 0.9 → 0.4

Time: 10.4s

Precision: 64

Math

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\]

↓

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}}\]

C

double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r52286 = lambda1;
        double r52287 = phi2;
        double r52288 = cos(r52287);
        double r52289 = lambda2;
        double r52290 = r52286 - r52289;
        double r52291 = sin(r52290);
        double r52292 = r52288 * r52291;
        double r52293 = phi1;
        double r52294 = cos(r52293);
        double r52295 = cos(r52290);
        double r52296 = r52288 * r52295;
        double r52297 = r52294 + r52296;
        double r52298 = atan2(r52292, r52297);
        double r52299 = r52286 + r52298;
        return r52299;
}

↓

double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r52300 = lambda1;
        double r52301 = phi2;
        double r52302 = cos(r52301);
        double r52303 = sin(r52300);
        double r52304 = lambda2;
        double r52305 = cos(r52304);
        double r52306 = r52303 * r52305;
        double r52307 = cos(r52300);
        double r52308 = sin(r52304);
        double r52309 = r52307 * r52308;
        double r52310 = r52306 - r52309;
        double r52311 = r52302 * r52310;
        double r52312 = r52303 * r52308;
        double r52313 = fma(r52307, r52305, r52312);
        double r52314 = phi1;
        double r52315 = cos(r52314);
        double r52316 = fma(r52302, r52313, r52315);
        double r52317 = r52316 * r52316;
        double r52318 = cbrt(r52317);
        double r52319 = cbrt(r52316);
        double r52320 = r52318 * r52319;
        double r52321 = atan2(r52311, r52320);
        double r52322 = r52300 + r52321;
        return r52322;
}

Error

Bits error versus lambda1

Bits error versus lambda2

Bits error versus phi1

Bits error versus phi2

Derivation

1. Initial program 0.9

   \[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\]
2. Using strategy rm

3. Applied sin-diff 0.9

   \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\]
4. Using strategy rm

5. Applied cos-diff 0.2

   \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}}\]
6. Using strategy rm

7. Applied add-cbrt-cube 0.3

   \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}}}\]

8. Simplified 0.3

   \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{\color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)\right)}^{3}}}}\]
9. Using strategy rm

10. Applied add-cube-cbrt 0.6

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{{\color{blue}{\left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)}}^{3}}}\]

11. Applied unpow-prod-down 0.5

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)}^{3} \cdot {\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)}^{3}}}}\]

12. Applied cbrt-prod 0.6

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{{\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)}^{3}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{{\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)}^{3}}}}\]

13. Simplified 0.4

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{{\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)}^{3}}}\]

14. Simplified 0.4

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)} \cdot \color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}}}\]

15. Final simplification 0.4

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_2, \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1\right)}}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019352 +o rules:numerics
(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)))))))