Midpoint on a great circle

Average Error: 0.9 → 0.9

Time: 22.6s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 39433

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -3.9 \cdot 10^{-8} \lor \neg \left(\lambda_2 \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-20}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1}\\ \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (+
  lambda1
  (atan2
   (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)))
   (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))

↓

(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (or (<= lambda2 -3.9e-8) (not (<= lambda2 4e-20)))
   (+
    lambda1
    (atan2
     (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda2)))
     (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos lambda2)))))
   (+
    lambda1
    (atan2
     (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)))
     (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos lambda1)))))))

C

double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}

↓

double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if ((lambda2 <= -3.9e-8) || !(lambda2 <= 4e-20)) {
		tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin(-lambda2)), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos(lambda2))));
	} else {
		tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos(lambda1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
end function

↓

real(8) function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: tmp
    if ((lambda2 <= (-3.9d-8)) .or. (.not. (lambda2 <= 4d-20))) then
        tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin(-lambda2)), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos(lambda2))))
    else
        tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos(lambda1))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return lambda1 + Math.atan2((Math.cos(phi2) * Math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (Math.cos(phi1) + (Math.cos(phi2) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}

↓

public static double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if ((lambda2 <= -3.9e-8) || !(lambda2 <= 4e-20)) {
		tmp = lambda1 + Math.atan2((Math.cos(phi2) * Math.sin(-lambda2)), (Math.cos(phi1) + (Math.cos(phi2) * Math.cos(lambda2))));
	} else {
		tmp = lambda1 + Math.atan2((Math.cos(phi2) * Math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (Math.cos(phi1) + (Math.cos(phi2) * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return lambda1 + math.atan2((math.cos(phi2) * math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (math.cos(phi1) + (math.cos(phi2) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))

↓

def code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if (lambda2 <= -3.9e-8) or not (lambda2 <= 4e-20):
		tmp = lambda1 + math.atan2((math.cos(phi2) * math.sin(-lambda2)), (math.cos(phi1) + (math.cos(phi2) * math.cos(lambda2))))
	else:
		tmp = lambda1 + math.atan2((math.cos(phi2) * math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (math.cos(phi1) + (math.cos(phi2) * math.cos(lambda1))))
	return tmp

Julia

function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(cos(phi2) * sin(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))), Float64(cos(phi1) + Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))))
end

↓

function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if ((lambda2 <= -3.9e-8) || !(lambda2 <= 4e-20))
		tmp = Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(cos(phi2) * sin(Float64(-lambda2))), Float64(cos(phi1) + Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(lambda2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(cos(phi2) * sin(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))), Float64(cos(phi1) + Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(lambda1)))));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
end

↓

function tmp_2 = code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if ((lambda2 <= -3.9e-8) || ~((lambda2 <= 4e-20)))
		tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin(-lambda2)), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos(lambda2))));
	else
		tmp = lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos(lambda1))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

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

↓

code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[Or[LessEqual[lambda2, -3.9e-8], N[Not[LessEqual[lambda2, 4e-20]], $MachinePrecision]], N[(lambda1 + N[ArcTan[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[(-lambda2)], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(lambda1 + N[ArcTan[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if lambda2 < -3.89999999999999985e-8 or 3.99999999999999978e-20 < lambda2

   1. Initial program 1.4

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

   2. Simplified 1.4

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

      [Start] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      +-commutative [=>] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \cos \phi_1}} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2} + \cos \phi_1} \]
      fma-def [=>] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_2, \cos \phi_1\right)}} \]

   3. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 1.4

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

   4. Simplified 1.4

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}} \]
      Proof

      [Start] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(-\lambda_2\right)} \]
      cos-neg [=>] 1.4	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}} \]

   5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 1.5

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

   if -3.89999999999999985e-8 < lambda2 < 3.99999999999999978e-20

   1. Initial program 0.3

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

   2. Simplified 0.3

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

      [Start] 0.3	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 0.3	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      +-commutative [=>] 0.3	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \cos \phi_1}} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 0.3	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2} + \cos \phi_1} \]
      fma-def [=>] 0.3	\[ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_2, \cos \phi_1\right)}} \]

   3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 0.3

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\color{blue}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \cos \phi_1}} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 0.9

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -3.9 \cdot 10^{-8} \lor \neg \left(\lambda_2 \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-20}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	13.4
Cost	52492

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_1 := \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1}\\ t_2 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq -0.938:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq -0.004:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + t_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_2 + 1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	13.4
Cost	52364

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_1 := \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq -0.938:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq -0.42:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \lambda_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + 1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	13.4
Cost	52364

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_1 := \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq -0.938:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq -0.004:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + 1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	0.9
Cost	52096

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]

Alternative 5
Error	0.9
Cost	45568

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

Alternative 6
Error	6.5
Cost	39812

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_1 \leq 0.986:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \left(-0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_2 \cdot \phi_2\right) + 1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + 1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Error	1.3
Cost	39369

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -5.2 \cdot 10^{-8} \lor \neg \left(\lambda_2 \leq 10^{-21}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8
Error	2.2
Cost	39300

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq 1.15 \cdot 10^{-52}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9
Error	0.9
Cost	39296

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

Alternative 10
Error	12.3
Cost	39172

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_2 \leq 0.58:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \left(1 + -0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_1 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \lambda_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 11
Error	7.3
Cost	39172

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_2 \leq 0.99:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0}{\cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 12
Error	12.3
Cost	33284

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_2 \leq 0.58:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \left(1 + -0.5 \cdot \left(\phi_1 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \lambda_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 13
Error	14.0
Cost	32772

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\cos \phi_2 \leq 0.037:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + 1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \lambda_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 14
Error	14.9
Cost	26112

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

Alternative 15
Error	20.9
Cost	19840

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{1 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \]

Alternative 16
Error	28.3
Cost	19712

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1}{1 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \]

Alternative 17
Error	24.2
Cost	19712

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \lambda_1 + 1} \]

Alternative 18
Error	21.0
Cost	19712

\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \lambda_2 + 1} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023053 
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Midpoint on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (+ lambda1 (atan2 (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda1 lambda2))) (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))