Average Error: 7.8 → 0.3
Time: 3.4s
Precision: binary64
\[\left(x.re \cdot x.re - x.im \cdot x.im\right) \cdot x.re - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
\[\left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot x.re\right) + x.im \cdot \left(x.re \cdot \left(-\left(\left(x.re + x.im\right) + x.im \cdot 2\right)\right)\right)\]

Error

Bits error versus x.re

Bits error versus x.im

Target

Original7.8
Target0.3
Herbie0.3
\[\left(x.re \cdot x.re\right) \cdot \left(x.re - x.im\right) + \left(x.re \cdot x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re - 3 \cdot x.im\right)\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 7.8

    \[\left(x.re \cdot x.re - x.im \cdot x.im\right) \cdot x.re - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  2. Using strategy rm
  3. Applied difference-of-squares7.8

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re - x.im\right)\right)} \cdot x.re - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  4. Applied associate-*l*0.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(\left(x.re - x.im\right) \cdot x.re\right)} - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  5. Simplified0.3

    \[\leadsto \left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(x.re \cdot \left(x.re - x.im\right)\right)} - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  6. Using strategy rm
  7. Applied sub-neg0.3

    \[\leadsto \left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot \color{blue}{\left(x.re + \left(-x.im\right)\right)}\right) - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  8. Applied distribute-lft-in0.3

    \[\leadsto \left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(x.re \cdot x.re + x.re \cdot \left(-x.im\right)\right)} - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  9. Applied distribute-lft-in0.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot x.re\right) + \left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot \left(-x.im\right)\right)\right)} - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\]
  10. Applied associate--l+0.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot x.re\right) + \left(\left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot \left(-x.im\right)\right) - \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.im\right)}\]
  11. Simplified0.3

    \[\leadsto \left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot x.re\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot \left(\left(x.re + x.im\right) + x.im \cdot 2\right)\right)}\]
  12. Final simplification0.3

    \[\leadsto \left(x.re + x.im\right) \cdot \left(x.re \cdot x.re\right) + x.im \cdot \left(x.re \cdot \left(-\left(\left(x.re + x.im\right) + x.im \cdot 2\right)\right)\right)\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020182 
(FPCore (x.re x.im)
  :name "math.cube on complex, real part"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (+ (* (* x.re x.re) (- x.re x.im)) (* (* x.re x.im) (- x.re (* 3.0 x.im))))

  (- (* (- (* x.re x.re) (* x.im x.im)) x.re) (* (+ (* x.re x.im) (* x.im x.re)) x.im)))