Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle

Average Error: 38.7 → 3.9

Time: 24.9s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 13696

Math

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

↓

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

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) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0))) (- 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) * cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))), (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.cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))), (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.cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))), (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) * cos(Float64(Float64(phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))), Float64(phi1 - phi2)))
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * sqrt(((((lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))) * ((lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0)))) + ((phi1 - phi2) * (phi1 - phi2))));
end

↓

function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * hypot(((lambda1 - lambda2) * cos(((phi1 + phi2) / 2.0))), (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[Cos[N[(N[(phi1 + phi2), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] ^ 2 + N[(phi1 - phi2), $MachinePrecision] ^ 2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 38.7

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

2. Simplified 3.9

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

   [Start] 38.7	\[ R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)} \]
   hypot-def [=>] 3.9	\[ R \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)} \]

3. Final simplification 3.9

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

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	15.7
Cost	14032

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 10^{-47}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 \cdot t_1, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 3.7 \cdot 10^{+107}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{+189}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(t_1 \cdot \left(-\lambda_2\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 4.6 \cdot 10^{+209}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(R \cdot \lambda_2\right) \cdot \sqrt{0.5 + 0.5 \cdot \cos \left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	15.9
Cost	13768

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.25 \cdot 10^{+39}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 \cdot t_0, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-112}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(t_0 \cdot \left(-\lambda_2\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	8.0
Cost	13700

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 155:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_1 \cdot 0.5\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right) \cdot \left(-\lambda_2\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	6.6
Cost	13700

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -0.4:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_1 \cdot 0.5\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Error	13.2
Cost	13572

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.24 \cdot 10^{+39}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right), \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{hypot}\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2, \phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	44.7
Cost	7245

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 3.05 \cdot 10^{+34}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.12 \cdot 10^{+45} \lor \neg \left(\lambda_2 \leq 4.5 \cdot 10^{+131}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \cos \left(\phi_2 \cdot 0.5\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \phi_2 - R \cdot \phi_1\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Error	13.7
Cost	6912

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

Alternative 8
Error	46.5
Cost	448

\[R \cdot \phi_2 - R \cdot \phi_1 \]

Alternative 9
Error	48.2
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 3.5 \cdot 10^{-38}:\\ \;\;\;\;\phi_1 \cdot \left(-R\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \phi_2\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 10
Error	46.5
Cost	320

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

Alternative 11
Error	53.8
Cost	192

\[R \cdot \phi_2 \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023038 
(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))))))