\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)}{\left(\log \left(\sqrt{e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \cos \phi_1\right)}}\right) + \log \left(\sqrt{e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \cos \phi_1\right)}}\right)\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 r55384 = lambda1;
double r55385 = phi2;
double r55386 = cos(r55385);
double r55387 = lambda2;
double r55388 = r55384 - r55387;
double r55389 = sin(r55388);
double r55390 = r55386 * r55389;
double r55391 = phi1;
double r55392 = cos(r55391);
double r55393 = cos(r55388);
double r55394 = r55386 * r55393;
double r55395 = r55392 + r55394;
double r55396 = atan2(r55390, r55395);
double r55397 = r55384 + r55396;
return r55397;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r55398 = lambda1;
double r55399 = phi2;
double r55400 = cos(r55399);
double r55401 = sin(r55398);
double r55402 = lambda2;
double r55403 = cos(r55402);
double r55404 = r55401 * r55403;
double r55405 = cos(r55398);
double r55406 = sin(r55402);
double r55407 = r55405 * r55406;
double r55408 = r55404 - r55407;
double r55409 = r55400 * r55408;
double r55410 = r55403 * r55400;
double r55411 = phi1;
double r55412 = cos(r55411);
double r55413 = fma(r55405, r55410, r55412);
double r55414 = exp(r55413);
double r55415 = sqrt(r55414);
double r55416 = log(r55415);
double r55417 = r55416 + r55416;
double r55418 = r55401 * r55406;
double r55419 = r55418 * r55400;
double r55420 = r55417 + r55419;
double r55421 = atan2(r55409, r55420);
double r55422 = r55398 + r55421;
return r55422;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Initial program 0.8
rmApplied sin-diff0.7
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied add-log-exp0.3
rmApplied add-sqr-sqrt0.4
Applied log-prod0.4
Final simplification0.4
herbie shell --seed 2020020 +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)))))))