  We present the measurements of the redshift-space three-point correlation
function (3PCF) for z~0.5 luminous red galaxies of the CMASS sample in the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Data
Release 11. The 3PCF measurements are interpreted within the halo occupation
distribution framework using high-resolution N-body simulations, and the model
successfully reproduces the 3PCF on scales larger than 1Mpc/h. As with the case
for the redshift-space two-point correlation functions, we find that the
redshift-space 3PCF measurements also favour the inclusion of galaxy velocity
bias in the model. In particular, the central galaxy in a halo is on average in
motion with respect to the core of the halo. We discuss the potential of the
small-scale 3PCF to tighten the constraints on the relation between galaxies
and dark matter haloes and on the phase-space distribution of galaxies.
