Average Error: 24.3 → 13.8
Time: 1.1min
Precision: binary64
\[[lambda1, lambda2]=\mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\]
\[R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right) \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\\ t_2 := {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\\ R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-0.5 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right), t_0 \cdot t_1, t_2\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(t_1, t_0 \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(t_1\right)\right), t_2\right)}}\right) \end{array} \]
R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right)
↓
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\\
t_2 := {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\\
R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-0.5 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right), t_0 \cdot t_1, t_2\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(t_1, t_0 \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(t_1\right)\right), t_2\right)}}\right)
\end{array}

(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  R
  (*
   2.0
   (atan2
    (sqrt
     (+
      (pow (sin (/ (- phi1 phi2) 2.0)) 2.0)
      (*
       (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0)))
       (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0)))))
    (sqrt
     (-
      1.0
      (+
       (pow (sin (/ (- phi1 phi2) 2.0)) 2.0)
       (*
        (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0)))
        (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0))))))))))
↓
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)))
        (t_1 (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0)))
        (t_2
         (pow
          (-
           (* (sin (/ phi1 2.0)) (cos (/ phi2 2.0)))
           (* (cos (/ phi1 2.0)) (sin (/ phi2 2.0))))
          2.0)))
   (*
    R
    (*
     2.0
     (atan2
      (sqrt (fma (sin (* -0.5 (- lambda2 lambda1))) (* t_0 t_1) t_2))
      (sqrt (- 1.0 (fma t_1 (* t_0 (expm1 (log1p t_1))) t_2))))))))
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * (2.0 * atan2(sqrt(pow(sin((phi1 - phi2) / 2.0), 2.0) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2) / 2.0)) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2) / 2.0))), sqrt(1.0 - (pow(sin((phi1 - phi2) / 2.0), 2.0) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2) / 2.0)) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2) / 2.0))))));
}
↓
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = sin((lambda1 - lambda2) / 2.0);
	double t_2 = pow(((sin(phi1 / 2.0) * cos(phi2 / 2.0)) - (cos(phi1 / 2.0) * sin(phi2 / 2.0))), 2.0);
	return R * (2.0 * atan2(sqrt(fma(sin(-0.5 * (lambda2 - lambda1)), (t_0 * t_1), t_2)), sqrt(1.0 - fma(t_1, (t_0 * expm1(log1p(t_1))), t_2))));
}

Error

Bits error versus R

Bits error versus lambda1

Bits error versus lambda2

Bits error versus phi1

Bits error versus phi2

Derivation

  1. Initial program 24.3

    \[R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{{\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \left({\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)}}\right) \]

  2. Simplified24.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2}\right)}}\right)} \]

  3. Applied div-sub_binary6424.3

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\sin \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\phi_1}{2} - \frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)}}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

  4. Applied sin-diff_binary6423.7

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\color{blue}{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1 - \phi_2}{2}\right)}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

  5. Applied div-sub_binary6423.7

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\sin \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\phi_1}{2} - \frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)}}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

  6. Applied sin-diff_binary6413.8

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\color{blue}{\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

  7. Applied expm1-log1p-u_binary6413.8

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)\right)}, {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

  8. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around -inf 13.8

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sin \left(-0.5 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)}, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

  9. Final simplification13.8

    \[\leadsto R \cdot \left(2 \cdot \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-0.5 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}{\sqrt{1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right), \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \left(\frac{\lambda_1 - \lambda_2}{2}\right)\right)\right), {\left(\sin \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right) - \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}^{2}\right)}}\right) \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021224 
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Distance on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (* R (* 2.0 (atan2 (sqrt (+ (pow (sin (/ (- phi1 phi2) 2.0)) 2.0) (* (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0))) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0))))) (sqrt (- 1.0 (+ (pow (sin (/ (- phi1 phi2) 2.0)) 2.0) (* (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0))) (sin (/ (- lambda1 lambda2) 2.0))))))))))