2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/201520We discuss non-perturbative instabilities, mediated by bubbles of nothing, in the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence. By exploring the phase diagram of such decays we give an interpretation of the process in terms of an effective potential in a quantum mechanics of a single variable, a winding mode condensate. The decay corresponds to a conventional first order transition, the true vacuum being a non-geometrical "nothing" state.15 pages, 7 figures, minor changesHigh Energy Physics - Theorytext