research: restructure manuscript, add Ethier-Steinman 3D solves, a 2D H100 representation/execution ablation, C36 studies, and CI - #2

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@v4, actions/setup-python@v5. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/