feat: add optional parallel feature for population-evaluation parallelism
Adds a `parallel` Cargo feature that pulls in rayon and parallelizes the only step that's actually expensive in practice — calls to `Problem::evaluate` — across the population. RNG-driven steps (parent and donor selection, variation, replacement decisions) stay serial, so seeded runs remain deterministic regardless of feature state, and the default and `--features parallel` builds produce bit-identical results. Wiring: - New `algorithms::parallel_eval::evaluate_batch` helper with two cfg-gated implementations (rayon's `into_par_iter` when the feature is on, plain `into_iter` otherwise). Both preserve input order, so pareto_front and crowding-distance decisions remain reproducible. - `RandomSearch`, `Nsga2`, and `DifferentialEvolution` now route population/offspring evaluation through the helper. NSGA-II's main loop is restructured into a serial selection-and-variation phase followed by a parallel-friendly batch evaluation phase. - DE's per-target loop is restructured into three phases (serial trial construction → batch evaluation → serial replacement). Side effect of the restructuring: DE is now the canonical synchronous DE/rand/1/bin rather than the asynchronous variant where target `i+1` sees `i`'s in-flight update. Synchronous is the textbook formulation, so this is a small correctness improvement on top of the parallelism enable. - PAES stays serial — its main loop has a sequential dependency on the current candidate and would gain nothing from rayon. Cost: algorithm impls now require `P: Sync` and `P::Decision: Send` unconditionally so a single impl serves both feature modes. This is a small bound tightening that any plain-data Problem already satisfies; in return the public `Problem` trait itself stays unchanged and the default build picks up no new dependencies. Verified: - `cargo test` and `cargo test --features parallel` both pass; the Nsga2 `deterministic_with_same_seed` test confirms reproducibility. - `cargo run --release --example benchmarks` and the same with `--features parallel` produce bit-identical ZDT1 / Rastrigin results.
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[features]
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default = []
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serde = ["dep:serde"]
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parallel = ["dep:rayon"]
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[dependencies]
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rand = "0.9"
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rand_distr = "0.5"
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rayon = { version = "1", optional = true }
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serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
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