Release 7.2.0-beta.1

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Changes

7.2.0-beta.1 - 2026-02-11

Added

• Add static factory methods QuantityValue.of(value, unit) with various value argument types that can be used to instantiate the
  BigDecimal value used internally.

• Add dynamic factory methods in Unit.quantityValue(value) with various value argument types that can be used to instantiate the
  BigDecimal value used internally.

• Add delegate methods for many BigDecimal methods to QuantityValue to allow for mathematical operations with
  automatic unit conversion, for example:

  QuantityValue mVal = Qudt.Units.M.quantityValue(20);
  QuantityValue ftVal = Qudt.Units.FT.quantityValue(1);
  QuantityValue mValResult = mVal.add(ftVal);
  

Fixed

• Fix wrong definition of Quantity. It used to encapsulate a Set of QuantityValue, which never made sense. With
  this change, it encapsulates a QuantityValue and a QuantityKind, conforming to the definition of the concept in QUDT.
• Upgrade various dependencies.

Release info

Automated release through workflow: 'Release and deploy to Sonatype staging repo'
Triggered by: fkleedorfer
Version: 7.2.0-beta.1
Next development version: 7.2.1-SNAPSHOT

Next Steps

Please rebase this PR on top of main after publishing the release via the
Sonatype Repository Manager.