\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)}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\cos \phi_2\right)}^{3} \cdot {\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\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)} + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r47100 = lambda1;
double r47101 = phi2;
double r47102 = cos(r47101);
double r47103 = lambda2;
double r47104 = r47100 - r47103;
double r47105 = sin(r47104);
double r47106 = r47102 * r47105;
double r47107 = phi1;
double r47108 = cos(r47107);
double r47109 = cos(r47104);
double r47110 = r47102 * r47109;
double r47111 = r47108 + r47110;
double r47112 = atan2(r47106, r47111);
double r47113 = r47100 + r47112;
return r47113;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r47114 = lambda1;
double r47115 = phi2;
double r47116 = cos(r47115);
double r47117 = sin(r47114);
double r47118 = lambda2;
double r47119 = cos(r47118);
double r47120 = r47117 * r47119;
double r47121 = cos(r47114);
double r47122 = sin(r47118);
double r47123 = r47121 * r47122;
double r47124 = r47120 - r47123;
double r47125 = r47116 * r47124;
double r47126 = phi1;
double r47127 = cos(r47126);
double r47128 = 3.0;
double r47129 = pow(r47127, r47128);
double r47130 = pow(r47116, r47128);
double r47131 = r47121 * r47119;
double r47132 = pow(r47131, r47128);
double r47133 = r47130 * r47132;
double r47134 = r47129 + r47133;
double r47135 = r47127 * r47127;
double r47136 = r47116 * r47131;
double r47137 = r47136 - r47127;
double r47138 = r47136 * r47137;
double r47139 = r47135 + r47138;
double r47140 = r47134 / r47139;
double r47141 = r47117 * r47122;
double r47142 = r47141 * r47116;
double r47143 = r47140 + r47142;
double r47144 = atan2(r47125, r47143);
double r47145 = r47114 + r47144;
return r47145;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.7
rmApplied sin-diff0.7
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.2
Simplified0.3
rmApplied unpow-prod-down0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2020045
(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)))))))