# Getting Started with GDBS Pro

GDBS Pro is a research-grade physics simulation platform that runs in your browser. No cluster queue, no Python install, no conda environment.

## What's here

Domain modules cover the textbook ranges of:

- **Plasma** — tokamak / stellarator / FRC stability + equilibrium
- **Fluids** — Reynolds, boundary-layer, compressible
- **Quantum** — DFT, ground-state, multi-electron
- **Materials** — band structure, lattice dynamics
- **Geophysics** — gravitational, seismic
- **Ballistics** — hypersonic trajectory
- **Theory** — Hawking, fine-structure, SPARC galaxies

Each module ships in two tiers:

- **Standard** — single-physics exploratory tools (included).
- **Pro** — multi-physics workflows, optimizer, predictor, validation suite, GeoNum-tracked precision. See the [pricing page](https://getvaultsync.com/#pricing) or the in-app pricing modal for current tiers (academic from $99/yr, commercial from $7,500/yr).

## How to read a result

Every solver reports:

- the **figure of merit** (β_N, q_95, etc.) — hover any symbol for a glossary entry and citation;
- the **wall-clock time** in milliseconds;
- the **GeoNum drift** when precision tracking is enabled — uncertainty in *shades*, not just a number;
- the **canonical reference** the result was benchmarked against, where applicable.

## What makes this research-grade

1. **GeoNum drift tracking.** Every floating-point operation carries an uncertainty band, surfaced in the UI.
2. **Canonical refs.** Every solver is benchmarked against a published value. The Validation Suite tab runs them all.
3. **<3-second budget.** Every solver has a budget test — if a run is over, we mark it as a regression.
4. **Reproducibility.** Export bundles every input + output + commit hash + drift readout in one file.

## Next steps

- Run **Plasma → Equilibrium (Soloviev)** with ITER inputs. Verify I_p ≈ 11.5 MA.
- Run **Plasma → Validation Suite → ITER baseline**. Verify β_N matches the cited paper.
- Open **Help & Support** from the user menu (top-right, click your name). We'll route any question by tier and SLA.