Add GAE(lambda) advantage estimation - #80
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Replace Monte Carlo discounted returns in PPOBuffer.finish_path with GAE
returns: A_t = sum_k (gamma*lam)^k * delta_{t+k}, returns = A_t + V(s_t).
Wires --lam (default 0.95) through CLI -> PPO -> worker -> PPOBuffer.
Verified: lam=1.0 reproduces MC returns, lam=0.0 reproduces TD(0).
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Replace Monte Carlo discounted returns in PPOBuffer.finish_path with GAE returns: A_t = sum_k (gamma*lam)^k * delta_{t+k}, returns = A_t + V(s_t).
Wires --lam (default 0.95) through CLI -> PPO -> worker -> PPOBuffer.
Verified: lam=1.0 reproduces MC returns, lam=0.0 reproduces TD(0).