\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)}{\log \left(e^{\cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\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 r52512 = lambda1;
double r52513 = phi2;
double r52514 = cos(r52513);
double r52515 = lambda2;
double r52516 = r52512 - r52515;
double r52517 = sin(r52516);
double r52518 = r52514 * r52517;
double r52519 = phi1;
double r52520 = cos(r52519);
double r52521 = cos(r52516);
double r52522 = r52514 * r52521;
double r52523 = r52520 + r52522;
double r52524 = atan2(r52518, r52523);
double r52525 = r52512 + r52524;
return r52525;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r52526 = lambda1;
double r52527 = phi2;
double r52528 = cos(r52527);
double r52529 = sin(r52526);
double r52530 = lambda2;
double r52531 = cos(r52530);
double r52532 = r52529 * r52531;
double r52533 = cos(r52526);
double r52534 = -r52530;
double r52535 = sin(r52534);
double r52536 = r52533 * r52535;
double r52537 = r52532 + r52536;
double r52538 = r52528 * r52537;
double r52539 = phi1;
double r52540 = cos(r52539);
double r52541 = r52533 * r52531;
double r52542 = r52541 * r52528;
double r52543 = r52540 + r52542;
double r52544 = exp(r52543);
double r52545 = log(r52544);
double r52546 = sin(r52530);
double r52547 = r52529 * r52546;
double r52548 = r52547 * r52528;
double r52549 = r52545 + r52548;
double r52550 = atan2(r52538, r52549);
double r52551 = r52526 + r52550;
return r52551;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.8
rmApplied sub-neg0.8
Applied sin-sum0.8
Simplified0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
Applied associate-+r+0.2
rmApplied add-log-exp0.2
Applied add-log-exp0.3
Applied sum-log0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2020057
(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)))))))