Release v0.0.1: Initial PolytopAX Release

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Description

This PR prepares PolytopAX for its initial v0.0.1 release, establishing the foundation for JAX-native differentiable convex hull computation.

Related Issue

No specific issue - this is the initial release preparation.

Motivation and Context

This release marks the completion of the core PolytopAX functionality, providing:

• Differentiable convex hull computation with JAX
• GPU acceleration and automatic differentiation support
• Both functional and object-oriented APIs
• Comprehensive test suite with 84% coverage

The v0.0.1 release establishes PolytopAX as a production-ready library for computational geometry in the JAX ecosystem.

Type of Change

• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Documentation update
• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Performance improvement

How Has This Been Tested?

• ✅ All 232 tests pass across Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12
• ✅ 84% code coverage achieved
• ✅ JAX transformations (jit, grad, vmap) fully tested
• ✅ CI/CD pipeline validates on multiple Python versions
• ✅ Manual testing of core functionality:
  • Basic convex hull computation
  • Differentiable operations
  • Object-oriented API
  • Geometric predicates

Key Changes in This Release

Version Management

• Updated version to 0.0.1 in pyproject.toml and __init__.py
• Updated CHANGELOG.md with v0.0.1 release notes
• Fixed version assertions in test suite

Core Features Included

• ConvexHull class with comprehensive API
• Differentiable algorithms using direction vector sampling
• JAX integration with full transformation support
• Geometric predicates (volume, surface area, point containment)
• Multiple algorithms (approximation, exact 3D, n-dimensional)

Quality Assurance

• 250 comprehensive tests
• Type checking with mypy
• Code formatting with ruff
• Pre-commit hooks for quality control

Checklist:

• My code follows the code style of this project
• I have updated the documentation accordingly
• I have added tests to cover my changes
• All new and existing tests passed
• I have updated the CHANGELOG.md file with my changes
• My change doesn't break existing functionality

Additional Information

Release Highlights

• 🚀 GPU-Accelerated: JAX/XLA for high-performance computation
• 🔄 Differentiable: Full compatibility with JAX transformations
• 🎯 ML-Ready: Seamless integration into ML pipelines
• 📦 Easy to Use: Both functional and object-oriented APIs
• 🔬 Research-Grade: Built for computational geometry research

Post-Release Actions

After this PR is merged, the release will be automatically published via GitHub Actions:

1. Create git tag v0.0.1
2. Generate GitHub release with automated notes
3. Publish to PyPI

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