\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
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\\
\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot t_0\right) + t_0 \cdot \log \left(e^{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
\end{array}
(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
(let* ((t_0 (* (cos phi2) (cos phi1))))
(*
(acos
(+
(* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
(+
(* (cos lambda2) (* (cos lambda1) t_0))
(* t_0 (log (exp (* (sin lambda1) (sin 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(lambda1 - lambda2))) * R;
}
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double t_0 = cos(phi2) * cos(phi1);
return acos((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(lambda2) * (cos(lambda1) * t_0)) + (t_0 * log(exp(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))))) * R;
}



Bits error versus R



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 17.0
Applied cos-diff_binary643.6
Applied distribute-rgt-in_binary643.6
Simplified3.6
Simplified3.6
Applied add-cube-cbrt_binary643.7
Applied associate-*l*_binary643.7
Applied add-log-exp_binary643.7
Simplified3.6
Final simplification3.6
herbie shell --seed 2022081
(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))