\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R
\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \log \left(e^{\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:precision binary64
(*
(acos
(+
(* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
(* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))
R))(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:precision binary64
(*
(acos
(+
(* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
(*
(* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))
(+
(* (cos lambda2) (cos lambda1))
(log (exp (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1))))))))
R))double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
return acos((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(lambda1 - lambda2))) * R;
}
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
return acos((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * ((cos(lambda2) * cos(lambda1)) + log(exp(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))))) * R;
}



Bits error versus R



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 16.9
rmApplied cos-diff_binary644.1
Simplified4.1
rmApplied add-cbrt-cube_binary644.1
Simplified4.1
rmApplied add-log-exp_binary644.1
Simplified4.1
Final simplification4.1
herbie shell --seed 2021205
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Spherical law of cosines"
:precision binary64
(* (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))) R))