Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle

Average Error: 39.3 → 0.1

Time: 24.4s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 46336

Math

\[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)} \]

↓

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) - \sin \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \sin \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

FPCore

(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  R
  (sqrt
   (+
    (*
     (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0)))
     (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0))))
    (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))

↓

(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  R
  (hypot
   (*
    (- lambda1 lambda2)
    (log1p
     (expm1
      (-
       (* (cos (* 0.5 phi1)) (cos (* phi2 0.5)))
       (* (sin (* phi2 0.5)) (sin (* 0.5 phi1)))))))
   (- phi1 phi2))))

C

double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * sqrt(((((lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))) * ((lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0)))) + ((phi1 - phi2) * (phi1 - phi2))));
}

↓

double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * hypot(((lambda1 - lambda2) * log1p(expm1(((cos((0.5 * phi1)) * cos((phi2 * 0.5))) - (sin((phi2 * 0.5)) * sin((0.5 * phi1))))))), (phi1 - phi2));
}

Java

public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.sqrt(((((lambda1 - lambda2) * Math.cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))) * ((lambda1 - lambda2) * Math.cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0)))) + ((phi1 - phi2) * (phi1 - phi2))));
}

↓

public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.hypot(((lambda1 - lambda2) * Math.log1p(Math.expm1(((Math.cos((0.5 * phi1)) * Math.cos((phi2 * 0.5))) - (Math.sin((phi2 * 0.5)) * Math.sin((0.5 * phi1))))))), (phi1 - phi2));
}

Python

def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.sqrt(((((lambda1 - lambda2) * math.cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))) * ((lambda1 - lambda2) * math.cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0)))) + ((phi1 - phi2) * (phi1 - phi2))))

↓

def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.hypot(((lambda1 - lambda2) * math.log1p(math.expm1(((math.cos((0.5 * phi1)) * math.cos((phi2 * 0.5))) - (math.sin((phi2 * 0.5)) * math.sin((0.5 * phi1))))))), (phi1 - phi2))

Julia

function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * sqrt(Float64(Float64(Float64(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(Float64(Float64(phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))) * Float64(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(Float64(Float64(phi1 + phi2) / 2.0)))) + Float64(Float64(phi1 - phi2) * Float64(phi1 - phi2)))))
end

↓

function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * hypot(Float64(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2) * log1p(expm1(Float64(Float64(cos(Float64(0.5 * phi1)) * cos(Float64(phi2 * 0.5))) - Float64(sin(Float64(phi2 * 0.5)) * sin(Float64(0.5 * phi1))))))), Float64(phi1 - phi2)))
end

Wolfram

code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[Sqrt[N[(N[(N[(N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(N[(phi1 + phi2), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(N[(phi1 + phi2), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(phi1 - phi2), $MachinePrecision] * N[(phi1 - phi2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

↓

code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[Sqrt[N[(N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision] * N[Log[1 + N[(Exp[N[(N[(N[Cos[N[(0.5 * phi1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(phi2 * 0.5), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[Sin[N[(phi2 * 0.5), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[N[(0.5 * phi1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]] - 1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] ^ 2 + N[(phi1 - phi2), $MachinePrecision] ^ 2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 39.3

   \[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)} \]

2. Simplified 3.8

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)} \]
   Proof
   (*.f64 R (hypot.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 lambda1 lambda2) (cos.f64 (/.f64 (+.f64 phi1 phi2) 2))) (-.f64 phi1 phi2))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 R (Rewrite<= hypot-def_binary64 (sqrt.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 lambda1 lambda2) (cos.f64 (/.f64 (+.f64 phi1 phi2) 2))) (*.f64 (-.f64 lambda1 lambda2) (cos.f64 (/.f64 (+.f64 phi1 phi2) 2)))) (*.f64 (-.f64 phi1 phi2) (-.f64 phi1 phi2)))))): 157 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

3. Applied egg-rr 3.8

   \[\leadsto R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right) \cdot 0.5\right)\right)\right)}, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

4. Applied egg-rr 0.1

   \[\leadsto R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_1 \cdot 0.5\right) - \sin \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \sin \left(\phi_1 \cdot 0.5\right)}\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

5. Final simplification 0.1

   \[\leadsto R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) - \sin \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \sin \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	0.1
Cost	39872

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right), \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right), \sin \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \left(-\sin \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternative 2
Error	3.7
Cost	33540

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -3.316115656593572 \cdot 10^{+146}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) - \sin \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \sin \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	0.1
Cost	33536

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) - \sin \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \sin \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternative 4
Error	3.8
Cost	26496

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_2 + \phi_1\right)\right)\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternative 5
Error	14.6
Cost	13700

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.735209956079467 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\phi_2, \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	3.8
Cost	13696

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternative 7
Error	3.8
Cost	13696

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternative 8
Error	17.2
Cost	13572

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.735209956079467 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\phi_2, \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9
Error	16.6
Cost	13572

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -55427803959.53531:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\phi_2, \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 10
Error	17.4
Cost	13572

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.735209956079467 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\phi_1, \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\phi_2, \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 11
Error	26.0
Cost	7240

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_2 + \phi_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -2.2709512182186737 \cdot 10^{-91}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(t_0 \cdot \left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 10^{+255}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 12
Error	13.4
Cost	7108

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 10^{+255}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \cos \left(0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_2 + \phi_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 13
Error	24.0
Cost	6916

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1521829834721226800:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 14
Error	13.6
Cost	6912

\[R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \]

Alternative 15
Error	48.2
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1521829834721226800:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(-\phi_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \phi_2\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 16
Error	46.5
Cost	320

\[R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right) \]

Alternative 17
Error	54.0
Cost	192

\[R \cdot \phi_2 \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022300 
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (* R (sqrt (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))