Abstract
In this paper we consider the three-particle density correlation function for a fractional quantum Hall liquid. The study of this object is motivated by recent experimental studies of fractional quantum Hall systems using inelastic light scattering and phonon absorption techniques. Symmetry properties of the correlation function are noted. An exact sum rule is derived which this quantity must obey. This sum rule is used to assess the convolution approximation that has been used to estimate the matrix elements for such experiments.