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Depending on what exactly you mean, you might be onto something referred to as structural realism in the philosophy of science. Citing from the intro of the wikipedia article:
For those who want to read more, there is also an article on the SEP (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy), and books like "Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized" by James Ladyman and Don Ross (2007) or "How is Quantum Field Theory Possible?" by Sunny Auyang (1995).
In particular, your "nothing exists" reminds me of this in "Every Thing Must Go":