\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\right)\right)}^{3}}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) - \cos \phi_1\right)} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r61397 = lambda1;
double r61398 = phi2;
double r61399 = cos(r61398);
double r61400 = lambda2;
double r61401 = r61397 - r61400;
double r61402 = sin(r61401);
double r61403 = r61399 * r61402;
double r61404 = phi1;
double r61405 = cos(r61404);
double r61406 = cos(r61401);
double r61407 = r61399 * r61406;
double r61408 = r61405 + r61407;
double r61409 = atan2(r61403, r61408);
double r61410 = r61397 + r61409;
return r61410;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r61411 = lambda1;
double r61412 = phi2;
double r61413 = cos(r61412);
double r61414 = sin(r61411);
double r61415 = lambda2;
double r61416 = cos(r61415);
double r61417 = r61414 * r61416;
double r61418 = cos(r61411);
double r61419 = -r61415;
double r61420 = sin(r61419);
double r61421 = r61418 * r61420;
double r61422 = r61417 + r61421;
double r61423 = r61413 * r61422;
double r61424 = phi1;
double r61425 = cos(r61424);
double r61426 = 3.0;
double r61427 = pow(r61425, r61426);
double r61428 = r61418 * r61416;
double r61429 = r61413 * r61428;
double r61430 = pow(r61429, r61426);
double r61431 = r61427 + r61430;
double r61432 = r61425 * r61425;
double r61433 = r61429 - r61425;
double r61434 = r61429 * r61433;
double r61435 = r61432 + r61434;
double r61436 = r61431 / r61435;
double r61437 = sin(r61415);
double r61438 = r61414 * r61437;
double r61439 = r61413 * r61438;
double r61440 = r61436 + r61439;
double r61441 = atan2(r61423, r61440);
double r61442 = r61411 + r61441;
return r61442;
}



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-sum0.8
Simplified0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-lft-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2020043
(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)))))))