\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 + \left(\sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right)}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \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 r49484 = lambda1;
double r49485 = phi2;
double r49486 = cos(r49485);
double r49487 = lambda2;
double r49488 = r49484 - r49487;
double r49489 = sin(r49488);
double r49490 = r49486 * r49489;
double r49491 = phi1;
double r49492 = cos(r49491);
double r49493 = cos(r49488);
double r49494 = r49486 * r49493;
double r49495 = r49492 + r49494;
double r49496 = atan2(r49490, r49495);
double r49497 = r49484 + r49496;
return r49497;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r49498 = lambda1;
double r49499 = phi2;
double r49500 = cos(r49499);
double r49501 = sin(r49498);
double r49502 = lambda2;
double r49503 = cos(r49502);
double r49504 = r49501 * r49503;
double r49505 = cos(r49498);
double r49506 = -r49502;
double r49507 = sin(r49506);
double r49508 = r49505 * r49507;
double r49509 = cbrt(r49508);
double r49510 = r49509 * r49509;
double r49511 = r49510 * r49509;
double r49512 = r49504 + r49511;
double r49513 = r49500 * r49512;
double r49514 = r49503 * r49500;
double r49515 = phi1;
double r49516 = cos(r49515);
double r49517 = fma(r49505, r49514, r49516);
double r49518 = sin(r49502);
double r49519 = r49501 * r49518;
double r49520 = r49500 * r49519;
double r49521 = r49517 + r49520;
double r49522 = atan2(r49513, r49521);
double r49523 = r49498 + r49522;
return r49523;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Initial program 0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.8
Applied distribute-lft-in0.8
Applied associate-+r+0.8
Simplified0.8
rmApplied sub-neg0.8
Applied sin-sum0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.5
Final simplification0.5
herbie shell --seed 2020049 +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)))))))