Distance on a great circle

Average Error: 24.8 → 14.6

Time: 17.7s

Precision: 64

Math

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

↓

\[R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{3}}\right) \cdot \left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)\right)}}\right)\]

C

double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r99703 = R;
        double r99704 = 2.0;
        double r99705 = phi1;
        double r99706 = phi2;
        double r99707 = r99705 - r99706;
        double r99708 = r99707 / r99704;
        double r99709 = sin(r99708);
        double r99710 = pow(r99709, r99704);
        double r99711 = cos(r99705);
        double r99712 = cos(r99706);
        double r99713 = r99711 * r99712;
        double r99714 = lambda1;
        double r99715 = lambda2;
        double r99716 = r99714 - r99715;
        double r99717 = r99716 / r99704;
        double r99718 = sin(r99717);
        double r99719 = r99713 * r99718;
        double r99720 = r99719 * r99718;
        double r99721 = r99710 + r99720;
        double r99722 = sqrt(r99721);
        double r99723 = 1.0;
        double r99724 = r99723 - r99721;
        double r99725 = sqrt(r99724);
        double r99726 = atan2(r99722, r99725);
        double r99727 = r99704 * r99726;
        double r99728 = r99703 * r99727;
        return r99728;
}

↓

double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r99729 = R;
        double r99730 = 2.0;
        double r99731 = phi1;
        double r99732 = r99731 / r99730;
        double r99733 = sin(r99732);
        double r99734 = phi2;
        double r99735 = r99734 / r99730;
        double r99736 = cos(r99735);
        double r99737 = r99733 * r99736;
        double r99738 = cos(r99732);
        double r99739 = sin(r99735);
        double r99740 = r99738 * r99739;
        double r99741 = r99737 - r99740;
        double r99742 = pow(r99741, r99730);
        double r99743 = cos(r99731);
        double r99744 = cos(r99734);
        double r99745 = r99743 * r99744;
        double r99746 = lambda1;
        double r99747 = lambda2;
        double r99748 = r99746 - r99747;
        double r99749 = r99748 / r99730;
        double r99750 = sin(r99749);
        double r99751 = r99745 * r99750;
        double r99752 = r99751 * r99750;
        double r99753 = r99742 + r99752;
        double r99754 = sqrt(r99753);
        double r99755 = 1.0;
        double r99756 = 3.0;
        double r99757 = pow(r99750, r99756);
        double r99758 = cbrt(r99757);
        double r99759 = r99745 * r99758;
        double r99760 = r99746 / r99730;
        double r99761 = sin(r99760);
        double r99762 = r99747 / r99730;
        double r99763 = cos(r99762);
        double r99764 = r99761 * r99763;
        double r99765 = cos(r99760);
        double r99766 = sin(r99762);
        double r99767 = r99765 * r99766;
        double r99768 = r99764 - r99767;
        double r99769 = r99759 * r99768;
        double r99770 = r99742 + r99769;
        double r99771 = r99755 - r99770;
        double r99772 = sqrt(r99771);
        double r99773 = atan2(r99754, r99772);
        double r99774 = r99730 * r99773;
        double r99775 = r99729 * r99774;
        return r99775;
}

Error

Bits error versus R

Bits error versus lambda1

Bits error versus lambda2

Bits error versus phi1

Bits error versus phi2

Derivation

1. Initial program 24.8

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

3. Applied div-sub 24.8

   \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\phi_1}{2} - \frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right)\]

4. Applied sin-diff 24.2

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

6. Applied div-sub 24.2

   \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\phi_1}{2} - \frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right)\]

7. Applied sin-diff 14.3

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

9. Applied add-cbrt-cube 14.3

   \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right)\]

10. Simplified 14.3

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\color{blue}{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{3}}}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right)\]
11. Using strategy rm

12. Applied div-sub 14.3

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{3}}\right) \cdot \sin \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2} - \frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right)}\right)}}\right)\]

13. Applied sin-diff 14.6

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{3}}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}\right)}}\right)\]

14. Final simplification 14.6

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{3}}\right) \cdot \left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\lambda_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)\right)}}\right)\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020039 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Distance on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (* R (* 2 (atan2 (sqrt (+ (pow (sin (/ (- phi1 phi2) 2)) 2) (* (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2))) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2))))) (sqrt (- 1 (+ (pow (sin (/ (- phi1 phi2) 2)) 2) (* (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2))) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2))))))))))