Add scigolib/hdf5 - Pure Go HDF5 implementation

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Additional Info

scigolib/hdf5 - Pure Go implementation of HDF5 file format:

• Zero C dependencies (works with CGO_ENABLED=0)
• Passes 98.2% of official HDF5 test suite (380/387 files)
• Go Report Card: A+
• MIT License
• Endorsed by HDF Group's Chief Software Architect

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Walkthrough

A new library entry for hdf5 was added to the Science and Data Analysis section of the README.md file. No existing entries were modified or removed, only the addition of this new reference increased the documented libraries.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Documentation README.md	Added new hdf5 library entry in the Science and Data Analysis section

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

• Single-line addition to documentation with no logic or code impact

Poem

🐰 A library so grand, with data aligned,
HDF5 joins the collective mind,
In README's fold, where knowledge does stay,
Science and data now brighten the way! ✨

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately and concisely summarizes the main change: adding a new HDF5 library entry (scigolib/hdf5) to the awesome-go repository.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.

✨ Finishing touches

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• Post copyable unit tests in a comment

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Automated Quality Checks (from CONTRIBUTING minimum standards)

• Repo: OK
• pkg.go.dev: OK
• goreportcard: OK (grade unknown)
• coverage: missing

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