Spherical law of cosines

Percentage Accurate: 73.9% → 73.9%
Time: 47.8s
Alternatives: 4
Speedup: 1.0×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (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) {
	return acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}

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

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

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

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

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

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

\begin{array}{l}

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\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
\end{array}

Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:

Local Percentage Accuracy vs ?

The average percentage accuracy by input value. Horizontal axis shows value of an input variable; the variable is choosen in the title. Vertical axis is accuracy; higher is better. Red represent the original program, while blue represents Herbie's suggestion. These can be toggled with buttons below the plot. The line is an average while dots represent individual samples.

Accuracy vs Speed?

Herbie found 4 alternatives:

AlternativeAccuracySpeedup
The accuracy (vertical axis) and speed (horizontal axis) of each alternatives. Up and to the right is better. The red square shows the initial program, and each blue circle shows an alternative.The line shows the best available speed-accuracy tradeoffs.

Initial Program: 73.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (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) {
	return acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}

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

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

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

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

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

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

\begin{array}{l}

\\
\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
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 73.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (acos
   (+
    (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
    (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))
  R))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
assert(phi1 < phi2);
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;
}

NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * r
end function

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

[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R

lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R)
end

lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
end

NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]

\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\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
\end{array}
Derivation

  1. Initial program 71.7%

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

Alternative 2: 73.9% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (acos
   (fma
    (sin phi1)
    (sin phi2)
    (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))
  R))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}

lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R)
end

NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]

\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
\end{array}
Derivation

  1. Initial program 71.7%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]

Alternative 3: 73.9% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (acos
   (fma
    (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))
    (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))
    (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
  R))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return acos(fma((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)), cos((lambda1 - lambda2)), (sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)))) * R;
}

lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(fma(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)), cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)), Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)))) * R)
end

NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]

\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R
\end{array}
Derivation

  1. Initial program 71.7%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]

Alternative 4: 73.9% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (acos
   (fma
    (sin phi1)
    (sin phi2)
    (* (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))
  R))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))) * R;
}

lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))) * R)
end

NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]

\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
\end{array}
Derivation

  1. Initial program 71.7%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023276 
(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))