\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 \left(-\lambda_2\right)\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 \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1} + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r52016 = lambda1;
double r52017 = phi2;
double r52018 = cos(r52017);
double r52019 = lambda2;
double r52020 = r52016 - r52019;
double r52021 = sin(r52020);
double r52022 = r52018 * r52021;
double r52023 = phi1;
double r52024 = cos(r52023);
double r52025 = cos(r52020);
double r52026 = r52018 * r52025;
double r52027 = r52024 + r52026;
double r52028 = atan2(r52022, r52027);
double r52029 = r52016 + r52028;
return r52029;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r52030 = lambda1;
double r52031 = phi2;
double r52032 = cos(r52031);
double r52033 = sin(r52030);
double r52034 = lambda2;
double r52035 = cos(r52034);
double r52036 = r52033 * r52035;
double r52037 = cos(r52030);
double r52038 = -r52034;
double r52039 = sin(r52038);
double r52040 = r52037 * r52039;
double r52041 = r52036 + r52040;
double r52042 = r52032 * r52041;
double r52043 = phi1;
double r52044 = cos(r52043);
double r52045 = 3.0;
double r52046 = pow(r52044, r52045);
double r52047 = r52037 * r52035;
double r52048 = r52047 * r52032;
double r52049 = pow(r52048, r52045);
double r52050 = r52046 + r52049;
double r52051 = r52048 - r52044;
double r52052 = r52048 * r52051;
double r52053 = r52044 * r52044;
double r52054 = r52052 + r52053;
double r52055 = r52050 / r52054;
double r52056 = sin(r52034);
double r52057 = r52033 * r52056;
double r52058 = r52057 * r52032;
double r52059 = r52055 + r52058;
double r52060 = atan2(r52042, r52059);
double r52061 = r52030 + r52060;
return r52061;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.9
rmApplied sub-neg0.9
Applied sin-sum0.9
Simplified0.9
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.2
Simplified0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2019353
(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)))))))