\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(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}^{3}}{\left(\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_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1}}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r60193 = lambda1;
double r60194 = phi2;
double r60195 = cos(r60194);
double r60196 = lambda2;
double r60197 = r60193 - r60196;
double r60198 = sin(r60197);
double r60199 = r60195 * r60198;
double r60200 = phi1;
double r60201 = cos(r60200);
double r60202 = cos(r60197);
double r60203 = r60195 * r60202;
double r60204 = r60201 + r60203;
double r60205 = atan2(r60199, r60204);
double r60206 = r60193 + r60205;
return r60206;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r60207 = lambda1;
double r60208 = phi2;
double r60209 = cos(r60208);
double r60210 = sin(r60207);
double r60211 = lambda2;
double r60212 = cos(r60211);
double r60213 = r60210 * r60212;
double r60214 = cos(r60207);
double r60215 = -r60211;
double r60216 = sin(r60215);
double r60217 = r60214 * r60216;
double r60218 = r60213 + r60217;
double r60219 = r60209 * r60218;
double r60220 = phi1;
double r60221 = cos(r60220);
double r60222 = 3.0;
double r60223 = pow(r60221, r60222);
double r60224 = r60214 * r60212;
double r60225 = sin(r60211);
double r60226 = r60210 * r60225;
double r60227 = r60224 + r60226;
double r60228 = r60209 * r60227;
double r60229 = pow(r60228, r60222);
double r60230 = r60223 + r60229;
double r60231 = r60228 - r60221;
double r60232 = r60228 * r60231;
double r60233 = r60221 * r60221;
double r60234 = r60232 + r60233;
double r60235 = r60230 / r60234;
double r60236 = atan2(r60219, r60235);
double r60237 = r60207 + r60236;
return r60237;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.9
rmApplied cos-diff0.9
rmApplied sub-neg0.9
Applied sin-sum0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2020024
(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)))))))