\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 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}^{3}}{\left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1}}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r59024 = lambda1;
double r59025 = phi2;
double r59026 = cos(r59025);
double r59027 = lambda2;
double r59028 = r59024 - r59027;
double r59029 = sin(r59028);
double r59030 = r59026 * r59029;
double r59031 = phi1;
double r59032 = cos(r59031);
double r59033 = cos(r59028);
double r59034 = r59026 * r59033;
double r59035 = r59032 + r59034;
double r59036 = atan2(r59030, r59035);
double r59037 = r59024 + r59036;
return r59037;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r59038 = lambda1;
double r59039 = phi2;
double r59040 = cos(r59039);
double r59041 = sin(r59038);
double r59042 = lambda2;
double r59043 = cos(r59042);
double r59044 = r59041 * r59043;
double r59045 = cos(r59038);
double r59046 = -r59042;
double r59047 = sin(r59046);
double r59048 = r59045 * r59047;
double r59049 = r59044 + r59048;
double r59050 = r59040 * r59049;
double r59051 = phi1;
double r59052 = cos(r59051);
double r59053 = 3.0;
double r59054 = pow(r59052, r59053);
double r59055 = r59045 * r59043;
double r59056 = sin(r59042);
double r59057 = r59041 * r59056;
double r59058 = r59055 + r59057;
double r59059 = r59040 * r59058;
double r59060 = pow(r59059, r59053);
double r59061 = r59054 + r59060;
double r59062 = r59059 - r59052;
double r59063 = r59059 * r59062;
double r59064 = r59052 * r59052;
double r59065 = r59063 + r59064;
double r59066 = r59061 / r59065;
double r59067 = atan2(r59050, r59066);
double r59068 = r59038 + r59067;
return r59068;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 0.8
rmApplied cos-diff0.8
rmApplied sub-neg0.8
Applied sin-sum0.2
Simplified0.2
rmApplied flip3-+0.3
Simplified0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2020062
(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)))))))